Between Ruin And Resolve My Ex-Husband's Regret novel Chapter 529

Chapter 529 Trusting No

One But Herself

Hailey sat frozen, Noah’s words echoing in her ears like a cruel sentence.

The color drained from her face. Her lips parted, but no sound came–not at first. She stared at him as if trying to wake

from a bad dream.

He was leaving. He was walking away. And he was locking her away. How was that any different from being cast aside? He

had decided to cage her and turned his back without a second thought.

“Noah…” she whispered, her voice barely audible, cracked with desperation. She reached out instinctively, as if she could

somehow pull him back.

But he didn’t turn. Not even a glance.

With mechanical calm, Noah strode toward the hospital room door, his figure unflinching, his shoulders stiff with quiet

resolve. Without pause, he stepped out, the door closing behind him with a soft but final click.

Hailey’s chest rose and fell with shallow, shaky breaths. Her fingers curled around the edge of the blanket, knuckles pale.

And yet… even as the sting of Noah’s rejection pulsed through her, Hailey couldn’t ignore one critical truth. Cold as he was

he had accepted the child. That alone meant the game wasn’t over.

Suddenly, the phone on her bedside table buzzed to life, its screen glowing in the dim room. It was her father.

Hailey stared at it for a moment, then took a steadying breath and composed herself. She picked up.

“Hello, Dad.”

Forest’s voice crackled through the line–just a shade too eager, just familiar enough to be grating. A forced concern veiled

in self–interest.

“Hailey, how are things going? Everything on schedule?”

Hailey nearly laughed. On schedule. Like she was a project. A pawn.

When had Forest ever asked how she was, beyond how useful she could be?

She buried the bitterness deep, slipped on her practiced smile, and lifted her voice with a hint of pride.

“You don’t need to worry. I’m already pregnant ”

“Really?” Forest’s tone lit up instantly, thick with satisfaction. “Excellent, Hailey. Absolutely excellent. I knew you wouldn’t

fail me!”

His words were honeyed, but they stung all the same

“Now that you’re pregnant,” Forest said, his voice humming with anticipation, “it’s time for Noah to return to Wall Group

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Chapter 529 Trusting No One But Herself

and reclaim his seat. You’ll be his wife in the public eye, Hailey–the wife of Wall Group’s chairman. And with that child, the Burgess name will finally rise to where it belongs. No one will dare look down on us again.”

He spoke like a man intoxicated by his own dreams, blind to the cracks in the foundation. Hailey didn’t answer immediately. A slow, knowing smile tugged at her lips–cynical, hollow.

It was still too soon to talk about such things.

After all, Noah had just walked out on her minutes ago, cold as ice.

Her gaze drifted to her stomach.

“It’s too early for celebrations,” she said smoothly. “Let the pregnancy show first. That’ll make it harder for anyone to question what’s coming.”

Then, her voice dropped a note–sharp, deliberate. “And Sadie… she’s still in the way. As long as she’s around, I won’t have peace. He won’t be mine completely. Not yet.”

There was a long pause.

When Forest finally spoke again, his voice had shifted–lower, edged with caution.

“I know this hasn’t been easy, Hailey. You’re right. Sadie’s presence is dangerous. If we want to secure our place… she’ll

have to be eliminated.”

Hailey’s eyes darkened. The idea had crossed her mind more than once.

But every time she imagined it, another thought followed like a shadow: If Noah ever found out… He’d never forgive her.

He might never even look at her the same way again.

A knowing smile touched her lips.

She leaned into the phone, her voice light and playful.

“Dad, since you’re so worried about me—and since you agree she’s a problem- why don’t you take care of her? You’ve got

the connections. It’d be a walk in the park for someone like you.”

On the other end, Forest went quiet.