Between Ruin And Resolve: My Ex-Husband’s Regret

Chapter 999:

Hailey’s eyes glinted with renewed determination as she gingerly pulled herself off the floor.

She walked over to the full-length mirror and wiped the tears from her face. She needed to be calm and levelheaded. She couldn’t afford to lose.

The shrill ringing of her phone interrupted her musings.

It was Briley. That imbecile.

With an impatient huff, Hailey grabbed her phone and snapped, “What is it now?”

Briley spoke in between panicked sobs.

“Hailey! Hailey, you have to help me. Please help me! The people I sent after Sadie—they got caught! They’re in police custody as we speak. They… They will definitely spill everything! I can’t go to jail, Hailey! I don’t want to go to jail! You have to do something!”noveldrama

Hailey found her sniveling annoying.

Again and again, Briley kept proving just how useless she was. It was too late for her to fear the consequences; she should have thought about them before she made a move. Maybe then, she might have succeeded in such a simple task.

Hailey’s lips curled into a mocking smile.

“Oh? So your men got caught… What does that have to do with me, though?”

Her words hit Briley like a ton of bricks. Her crying stopped abruptly, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Was Hailey actually cutting ties with her now? And then what, she was just going to pretend she wasn’t involved at all?

“Hailey!” Briley exploded in indignation. “Don’t forget that it was you who—”

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“I did what?” Hailey interrupted, her voice sharp as a cracking whip. Her tone carried a subtle threat when she continued, “You’d better watch what you say, Briley. I haven’t done anything. From the very start, weren’t you the one who hated Sadie the most? You were jealous of her, and you desperately wanted her done. Now that your plans have backfired, did you think you can simply pin the blame on me? Dream on!”

Hailey had foreseen this outcome from a mile away, which was why she had been very careful. She made sure to only use burner phones and kept the conversations vague on her part. She never left any evidence that might incriminate her.

On the other end of the line, Briley was shaking with fury.

It turned out that Hailey was a vile, conniving snake!

Hailey had been the one whispering in her ear about a future where Sadie no longer stood in her way. Hailey had kept telling her that for as long as Sadie was around, there would be no place for her in the Wall family.

Hailey had been the one to plant the seed, the one to poison the well—and now she was washing her hands clean of the whole scheme?

Briley couldn’t hold herself back from cursing. “You bitch! If I go down, I’ll make sure that you’re going down with me! I will tell the police everything myself! Let’s see how long you last!”

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