Chapter 826

Chapter 826:

The smile on Hailey’s lips faded into something more formal, more guarded.

“Miss Wall,” she said cautiously. “What a surprise. What brings you here?”

Briley’s heels clicked softly against the tiled floor as she approached, her smile unwavering. But her eyes gleamed with quiet calculation.

“Oh, Hailey, darling, don’t be so formal with me.”

Briley’s voice rang out with exaggerated warmth, the kind that dripped more with performance than sincerity.

She strolled to the bedside, her tone sickly sweet and deliberately familiar.

“I heard you weren’t feeling well, so naturally, I had to stop by and check on you.”

She paused, then leaned in slightly, her voice lowering, her expression darkening.

“You know, Mr. Noel—or should I say, Noah—he’s my cousin. I’m very well acquainted with who he truly is.”

Hailey’s heart skipped a beat, but she’d learned how to mask discomfort with ease.

Briley, however, wasn’t finished.

“Between us, Hailey… I’ve never liked Sadie. She walks around as if the Wall name is hers to claim. Like she’s the savior of the family business. But she’s nothing more than the reason everything fell apart in the first place. But you—you’re carrying Noah’s child. You deserve him far more than she does. What do you say we help each other… and get rid of Sadie once and for all?”

Hailey blinked, momentarily stunned.

Briley?

Proposing an alliance?

She knew who Briley was. She was Sutton’s sister.

The memory of Sutton’s death still haunted her in quiet moments.

Hailey was silent for a long time, leading Briley to think she didn’t believe her.

Briley leaned forward and lowered her voice.

“You have to trust me, Hailey. That bitch, Sadie—she ruined my family! She caused my father to have a stroke, and now most of his body is paralyzed. Not only that, but she also caused my brother’s death! Why should she keep the position of chairwoman when her hands are so dirty?”

The more she talked, the more agitated she became, and by the time she finished her speech, her eyes were wide and blazing with rage.

It was all Briley could do not to storm right into Sadie’s house and confront her. She wanted that bitch to pay for everything she had done.

Realizing she had almost snapped, Briley calmed herself and tried to sound more sincere.

“I genuinely want to cooperate with you. I know that you want the title of Noah’s wife, and I want revenge. We can work together to bring Sadie down, and we’ll both get what we want.”

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