From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 143

Chapter 143 The Cold Confrontation

Jade gripped her phone tightly, “I’ll… I’ll give him a call later today.”

“That would be perfect!” Jeff Mond grinned, his expression open and genuine.

“If you call Julian, he’ll be absolutely thrilled.”

Jade lowered her long lashes, her lips moving as she struggled to find the right words.

Jeff Mond rubbed the back of his neck with a friendly smile.

“Then, Ms. Merchant, if there’s nothing else, I should probably get going?”

Jade nodded appreciatively.

“Alright. Go handle your business. I’ll treat you both to dinner once Julian is back.”

Jeff gave her an ‘OK’ sign and sped off in his flashy red sports car.

Jade was about to leave when Hudson’s Maybach pulled up beside her and she was hauled into the car.

She was shoved into the back seat, her chin gripped in a vice as Hudson forced her to look at him.

“First Julian Forster, now Jeff Mond. Jade, I never realized you were such a magnet for men.”

Jade’s jaw throbbed with pain, and she turned her head to bite Hudson’s hand with a primal intensity.

Her teeth ached from the effort, but she didn’t stop until she tasted the metallic tang of blood.

“Haven’t you always said I was nothing without you? Any man on the street is a better choice than you, Hudson!”

“What did you just say?”

Hudson’s voice was strained, unable to believe that the girl who had loved him for years could say this.

Jade stared into his eyes and repeated every word with a lethal clarity.

“I said, you, Hudson Walter, are nothing special!

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“Nothing special?”

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Hudson gritted his teeth so hard his face turned into a mask of dark, murderous fury.

“Fine. Excellent!”

He released her chin, his eyes glowing with the dangerous light of a predator about to strike.

“I’ll make you regret what you said today.”

Jade shoved his hand away, kicked the door open, and sprinted away from the vehicle.

As she watched her retreating figure, Hudson fel a toxic resentment begin to poison his soul.

It seemed he was still being far too merciful with her.

Jade returned to the studio and received a call from her mother’s lawyer.

“Jade, the court hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. Be prepared.”

“Okay.”

Her voice trembled slightly with a mix of fear and excitement as she clutched the phone.

“Mr. Mickelsen, what are our realistic chances of a victory?”

“Based on the evidence you’ve provided, our standing is strong. But it all comes down to tomorrow’s testimony.”

“I understand. I’m counting on you, Mr. Mickelson.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll do everything in my power to win this for you.”

At dusk, Jade brought some daisies to her mother’s resting place.

Her mother’s smile on the headstone was still as gentle and all-encompassing as she remembered.

Jade leaned down to place the flowers, then stepped back to look at the photograph in silence,

After a long while, she placed a hand on her stomach and spoke in a low whisper.

“Mom, when you were alive, you worried I’d be lone. But the baby will be with me now.”

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She kept talking for a long time, sharing the chaos of her life just like she used to.

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Until night fell, she knelt and pressed her forehead against the cool stone of the monument.

“Mom, after tomorrow, I’ll finally be free of this pain. Please, watch over me.”

At the Walter Group.

Hudson stared at the digital notification for the court hearing and let out a cold, sharp snort.

Kevin Bickford spoke up cautiously from his desk in the corner.

“Mr. Walter, the hearing is tomorrow morning. Will you be attending in person?”

“Yes.”

Hudson answered flatly, radiating an aura of absolute, unyielding coldness.

“Is everything I asked for prepared?”

Kevin bowed his head.

“All ready.”

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