From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 292

Chapter 292 The Payoff

Chapter 292 The Payoff

“Take me to Hudson. Now!” Amara barked.

Kevin didn’t argue. He turned the wheel and drove toward Grandview Estate.

The Villa.

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Amara burst through the door, ignoring Cortney and Rosa in the living room. She threw herself into Hudson’s arms and began to

sob.

“Hudson! Thank God you sent Kevin. I… I thought Jade was going to kill me!”

Initially, it was a performance-the classic victim act. But the memory of being cornered by Jade and the reporters made the humiliation very real.

Hudson was her anchor. He was the only one who could protect her from the world.

But Hudson didn’t wrap his arms around her. He gently but firmly pried her off and looked her in the eye.

“During that livestream in the café… did you say anything that could hurt the company?”

His face was a mask of cold professionalism. Amara faltered. “No… no, of course not. I wouldn’t do that to you.”

Hudson let out a sigh of relief and stepped away, sitting on the sofa.

Amara followed him, her hand clutching his sleeve.

“Hudson, you saw what she did! She set me up! She’s being so cruel-don’t you care at all? She humiliated me!”

Hudson pulled his arm back and turned to her, his gaze uncharacteristically sharp.

“And why exactly did you give her the ammunition to do it?”

Amara’s heart skipped a beat. She scrambled for an excuse.

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“I… I just thought it was unfair to you! I wanted to help you. You didn’t do anything wrong, yet everyone is blaming you. And after your father hurt you… I just wanted to stand up for you, And I wasn’t lying, Hudson. Jade and Julian have been together since-”

“That’s enough!”

Hudson cut her off, his brow furrowed with irritation. “Amara, you were in the wrong. You should have apologized. And Jade is tight -this isn’t the first time you’ve pulled something like this. You need to stop. This isn’t Faronne; you can’t just expect me to make every scandal disappear.”

Amara felt a jolt of alarm. She swallowed hard, searching his face.

He hadn’t named names or listed her crimes, but he was talking in code.

It felt like he didn’t trust her anymore.

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Chapter 292 The Payoff

sensing the shift, Amara forced a weak smile and tried to pivot.

You’re right. For your sake, I’ll be more careful. If I overstepped, it was only because I love you. I’ll make sure the apology is andled properly.”

Hudson rubbed his temples. “Amara, whatever happens between Jade and me is my business. I don’t need you to intervene on my ›ehalf.”

Vhatever happens between Jade and me?

Is?

he way he grouped himself with Jade made Amara’s blood boil.

he clenched her fists, her eyes burning with a jealous rage.

Vhy?

le’d treated Jade like she was invisible when they were married.

ut now that they were divorced, he seemed obsessed with her. He was defending her, protecting her, and shutting Amara out.

‘this kept up, she’d never get the ring.

mara needed to change the subject. She put on a look of wounded dignity.

Jade also demanded $500,000 for ‘reputational damages.’ It’s a total shakedown. She’s just trying to bleed me dry. I never realized he was so greedy-” 1

I’ll pay it,” Hudson said, his voice carrying a sudden, sharp urgency.

is first thought wasn’t about the money. It was that he finally had a legitimate excuse to see Jade again.

strange, bitter ache bloomed in his chest.

e used to see her every day. Now, he had to look for excuses just to be in the same room with her.

ut he believed they’d be back together soon. He just had to prove he was changing.

mara, seeing his eagerness to pay, felt her anxiety lift.

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