บททั้งหมดของ The Hidden Heiress Returns : บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

Hailey's POV The car moved slowly through the quiet road as we left the hospital behind. My body felt heavy, every breath I took scratched the inside of my chest. I leaned my head against the window and watched the streetlights blur past.“Do you still want to go over to Grandpa’s?” Brandson asked.His voice was careful, gentle. Like he was afraid I might break if he spoke too loudly.I shook my head. “No, I just want to rest first.”Rest. The word tasted strange in my mouth, I really did not feel like resting, I felt like screaming my lungs out but I did not have the strength for that either.The driver kept his eyes on the road. The car was quiet except for the low sound of the engine, no one spoke again.Then something hit me.The documents.My stomach dropped.I had taken copies of the files from Kingsley’s study, proof about Grandpa, proof that could change everything. In the rush, in the chaos, I had left some of them behind when I was kidnapped. My fingers tightened over my ba

Kingsley's POV I knew Janet was bad news.The moment Hailey walked out of my house with tears in her eyes, I felt it deep in my chest. I should never have let Janet into the mansion in the first place. I should never have allowed her to stay long enough to create confusion, I should never have let her think she had any place beside me, not to the point of even allowing her to kiss me.The front door had barely closed behind Hailey when I turned to Janet.“You need to leave,” I told her.She stood in the middle of the living room like she owned it, like she had been there for years. Her arms were crossed and that same small, irritating smile was on her lips.“I’m not going anywhere,” she said calmly.My jaw tightened. “This isn’t a discussion.”She tilted her head. “I’m carrying your child, Kingsley.”The words landed heavily.I stared at her.“No, you’re not.”Her eyes flashed. “Oh, I am. And while I was trying to secure my future, your little Hailey was busy messing with test result

Hailey's POV The moment we left the Norway mansion, my chest began to tighten again.It started small, a slight pressure beneath my ribs, then it grew. I was finding it difficult to breathe.By the time I entered Brandson’s house, my fingers were cold and my breathing felt uneven. I tried to hide it, I did not want him to worry again. I had already caused enough chaos in one day.“I’m fine,” I said when he looked at me closely.He did not look convinced.That night, I lay in bed staring into the darkness.My mind would not slow down.Grandfather’s smirk on the balcony, Janet's bold claim.Kingsley’s broken expression and the drama, the accident.The threats.Everything felt like pieces of one puzzle, but I could not see the full picture.I turned to my side, then to the other.The sheets twisted around my legs. My pillow felt too soft, then too hard. I closed my eyes and counted my breaths, but the tightness in my chest returned.What if Brandson was right to threaten them?What if I

Hailey's POV The next morning, I almost told Brandson.The anonymous message had burned in my mind all night, tempting me to confide in him, but I knew my brother. The moment he sensed danger, he would cage me in this house and double the security.And I could not afford that, not now.If there was even the slightest chance that this stranger had information that could destroy my grandfather, I would take it — even if it meant risking my life.That morning, I smiled brightly at Brandson as he prepared for his trip.“Travel safe,” I said cheerfully.He narrowed his eyes at me suspiciously. “You seem too happy.”“I’m always happy,” I teased.He didn’t look convinced, but he left anyway.“Don't do anything I won't do” he said as he left.The second his car disappeared down the driveway, my heart began racing.Seven p.m.That was the meeting time.All day, I rehearsed my plan in my head. It was reckless, it was dangerous. But it was the only way out without raising suspicion.By six-thir

HAILEY'S POV “Why are you telling me all these?” I asked him.My voice came out tighter than I meant it to, my fingers were wrapped around the edge of the small round table. The wood was smooth under my palm but my skin felt cold.The man gave a little smile and I know it did not reach his eyes. “Because our lives have been affected so badly by him, Hailey, and I think it’s only right you know the truth and work together.”“Him.”That word again.He had been talking for almost twenty minutes, about secrets, about lies, about betrayal that ran deeper than I thought. Every sentence felt like someone pulling a thread from my chest.I leaned forward to digest everything he just said.“So what is the plan now?” I asked him.He glanced around the café instead of answering. The place was half full, cups clinked, a spoon stirred inside a mug behind me, someone laughed at the far end.Then his eyes shifted past me and I followed his gaze.Kingsley.He had just stepped in through the glass doo