From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 244

"Ms. Merchant, I admit I've made mistakes in the past, and I paid for them. But why do you have to be so relentless? Why can't you just let me go?"

Jade looked at the group in front of her, the realization starting to dawn. Before she could speak, Riva's voice rang out from the entrance.

"That's right! I'm the one who paid that janitor to tear the page! I wanted to get back at my ex-husband, so I hired her to deface his favorite book. I wanted to make a scene and give him a headache, but I didn't expect Ms. Merchant to move so fast. You caught Mrs. Gable much quicker than I anticipated."

Jade met Riva's knowing gaze and forced herself to stay calm.

No.

None of this was right.

The timing of Mrs. Gable's confession and Riva's arrival was too perfect. It was a choreographed set.

The kidnapping, the recordings, the sabotage...

Jade looked at Amara.

From the beginning, Amara hadn't asked for the files.

Her goal wasn't the data. She was setting a much larger trap.

As Jade was thinking, Riva spoke again.

"Ms. Merchant, you're clever, but you went after the wrong person this time."

Amara followed up smoothly, "So, isn't this a case of false reporting due to a personal grudge?"

"That's a crime, isn't it?"

Riva raised her voice. "If Amara decides to press charges, Ms. Merchant, you could be looking at several days in a cell yourself."

Amara looked at Jade, who was standing still as if she were in shock. Amara's eyes gleamed with triumph.

"This wasn't my fault. I'm going to see this through. I won't be a scapegoat for her bitterness anymore."

She looked up at Hudson, seeking his approval.

"Hudson, what do you think?"

Hudson nodded, his expression grim as he looked at Jade.

"Jade, you're becoming far too radical. It's time you took a long look at yourself and learned some restraint."

Amara's lips twitched into a microscopic smile.

The days of using Jewell to rattle Jade's nerves had worked.

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