Chapter 326 The Reckoning
Chapter 326 The Reckoning
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Only for a heartbeat, his mind cleared, his fingertips twitching at his side.
Then he looked at Jade, his voice unreadable as he asked.
“This entire trap… when did you start setting the pieces?”
Since the war was over, Jade saw no reason to lie.
“The moment I got Jewell out.”
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Hudson’s lips thinned; he realized he couldn’t even force a smile, his throat feeling like sandpaper.
“That early.”
Jade stared at a distant point in the garden, remaining silent.
Hudson took a shaky breath. “So, Amara’s disappearance with Lyndon, my talks with Silas, her attack on Lydon… Silas telling me Lyndon died in a motel and that I had to divorce you to save your life… even Julian’s proposal to make Amara think I was the only option left…
“Every single bit of it was planned by you three, wasn’t it?”
“Yes.”
Jade met his gaze, her amber eyes clear and steady. “It was the only way to make Amara expose herself to you.”
Hudson asked again, “And why would Silas Faith go this far for you? If I recall, you two were strangers.”
Jade thought back, speaking slowly. “I got the core files back for the Faiths. I stopped Lyndon from gutting their legacy. Silas’s father met with me personally to thank me and asked what I wanted…”
She paused, looking at Hudson with a sudden, sharp smile.
“Can you guess what my answer was?”
Hudson’s jaw tightened; he refused to say the word she had been throwing at him for months.
“Was your goal to use Amara to find out the truth about Ronald? To drag her sins into the
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Chapter 326 The Reckoning
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Her body went rigid, her nails digging into her palms, the sting of the pain anchoring her.
“You were born at the top of the world. You thought you could dictate reality. When I tried to leave, you assumed I was powerless and used every ounce of your authority to crush me.
“But what did I ever do to deserve any of it? I was the one who was bleeding. Does a lack of money mean I have to swallow every insult? Does it mean I have to watch you burn my mother’s memory and stay silent?”
She straightened her back, her chin lifting as she radiated an unbreakable, steel-like aura.
“I planned all of this to take the power back. I only wanted justice for my mother. I didn’t think I could win, but as it turns out-”
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