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

Chapter 1075:

Nearly thirty minutes later, the crunch of tires on gravel announced Noah’s arrival.

Hailey burst from the living room the instant he appeared at the door. “Noah!” She latched onto his waist with desperate fingers, as though he represented her sole stability. “I’m terrified about my father…” Her words emerged strangled, as convincing tremors rippled through her body, a masterful portrayal of fear.

Noah maintained his icy composure, unmoved by her apparent distress. His frigid gaze swept the living room, registering Forest’s conspicuous absence.

As words formed on his lips, blinding pain exploded across the back of his skull, the impact of something substantial connecting with devastating force. Darkness swallowed his consciousness as the crushing realization dawned—he’d walked straight into a trap!

His legs buckled beneath him as his body crumpled helplessly onto the unforgiving floor with a sickening thud.

Genuine shock flashed across Hailey’s features at the violence of the attack. Her alarmed gaze darted to Forest, who loomed behind Noah’s fallen form, clutching a jagged shard of a porcelain vase. Glittering fragments of the shattered vase littered the floor, silent witnesses to the brutality of the strike.

“Dad!” Hailey dropped to her knees beside Noah, fingers frantically checking for signs of life.

Relief softened her features as she detected the shallow rise and fall of his chest beneath her palm.

“You struck him with excessive force!” she blurted, unable to contain her concern. “If Noah suffers permanent damage, how will we manage the repercussions?”

The customary caution that typically governed Forest’s demeanor had vanished completely. Contempt twisted his features as he gazed down at Noah’s unconscious form, prodding the limp arm with the toe of his polished shoe. “Hmph! The mighty Noah…”

Lies utterly defenseless now, conquered beneath my feet!” He retracted his foot and lifted his gaze toward Hailey, irritation flickering across his face. “Your sentimentality weakens you, Hailey! Remember what drives our actions—the restoration of the Burgess family, your rightful position of wealth and influence! Don’t you yearn to continue living the comfortable life as the Burgess family’s heiress and have our family return to its former glory?”

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His harsh rebuke crashed over Hailey like an icy deluge, snapping her back to their ruthless reality.

Time seemed to suspend momentarily as she gathered herself and rose deliberately from her crouched position. The undeniable truth in Forest’s words crystallized in her mind. Sentimentality would only obscure her purpose. Nothing endured except family prestige and the power she seized with her own hands. Resolve hardened her gaze as the final flicker of doubt extinguished.

“Dad, my path is clear now. I’m committed to your strategy.”noveldrama

Forest’s lips curved into a satisfied smirk as he witnessed her resolve solidify. He moved closer, placing an approving hand on her shoulder with unexpected gentleness. “That’s my girl. Have faith—when our work is complete, Noah will remain your husband, and the entire Wall family’s fortune will inevitably fall into your grasp.”

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