From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99 The End of the Lie

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She moved toward him again, her voice filled with a mix of confusion and manufactured grief.

“Did she poison your mind against me? Is that why-”

“What Jade did was wrong, but this has nothing to do with her.”

Hudson cut her off, his eyes turning into a chilling, lethal shade of grey.

“Amara, I want the truth. Why exactly did you leave the country with Ronald back then?”

Amara froze mid-step, her face becoming a mask of rigid, calculated shock before she forced a weak smile.

“I told you the truth years ago. Ronald and I were drinking and-”

“Is that the story you’re sticking to?”

Hudson’s gaze was more frigid than she had ever seen it.

The sheer weight of his scrutiny was starting to make her skin crawl with panic.

She avoided his eyes, doubling down on her lie out of pure desperation.

“Of course it is! Hudson, have I ever been anything but honest with you?”

Hudson’s eyes filled with a profound, final sense of disappointment.

“Amara, I know the truth.”

Amara’s heart skipped a beat, a cold dread settling in the pit of her stomach.

“Know… know what? Hudson, you’re talking in riddles.”

Hudson spoke with a terrifyingly calm voice. “Before you left, you were hinting at a future with me. You only chose Ronald because you heard I was crippled overseas, that I had nerve damage, and that I was being stripped of my inheritance.”

“That’s a lie!”

Amara’s denial was instantaneous and reflexive.

“I would never do that! Hudson, you’ve known me my whole life-don’t you know my heart?”

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“I’m realizing I didn’t know you at all.”

Hudson let out a short, hollow sigh.

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“You’ve never been able to endure even a second of hardship. Choosing Ronald-who looked like a safer bet at the time-was just your nature.”

“It’s not true! I swear!”

Amara rushed forward and managed to snag Hudson’s hand this time.

“Hudson, I don’t know who fed you those lies, but… they’re trying to destroy us!”

She began to weep, the tears streaming down her face with practiced ease.

“Was it Jade? It was, wasn’t it? She’s been trying to turn you against me from the start!”

“Jade has nothing to do with this.”

Hudson physically pried her fingers from his hand, his touch devoid of all warmth.

“My mother told me the truth, Amara. At this point, how long do you plan to keep up this charade?”

Amara’s entire body went rigid, as if she had been turned to stone.

She never expected Emily Walter to be the source of the leak.

Suddenly, every cold look and dismissive comment from Emily made perfect sense.

The game was over…

Amara’s nails dug into her palms as she fought to maintain her composure, looking at Hudson through a veil of tears.

“Hudson, I’ve always been a person of integrity. I admit… part of the reason we left was the uncertainty of your future. But… the real reason was my shame over what happened with Ronald.”

She lowered her head into her hands, her body shaking with what looked like a total emotional breakdown.

“How could I look you in the eye after that night? I’ve only ever loved you. I thought leaving was an act of mercy for you. My family was breathing down my neck.

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“You were broken. Your hands were useless. If… if I had stayed, I would have just been another burden for you to carry. I did it for you, Hudson! How can you and your mother

misunderstand my sacrifice like this?”

Hudson watched her performance with a look of absolute, weary indifference.

“Amara, I don’t hold a grudge against you for what happened in the past.”

He caught Kevin’s eye, and the assistant immediately stepped forward with a fresh pack of tissues.

“Ms. Hoyt, please. Compose yourself.”

Amara ignored the tissues, looking up at Hudson with a look of desperate, lingering hope.

She tilted her head, waiting for him to reach out and wipe her tears the way he had done a thousand times before.

Hudson didn’t move an inch, his voice as cold as a mountain peak.

“Regarding your safety and Cortney’s future, you have nothing to worry about. Ronald was a friend. I promised to provide for you, and that promise remains.”

“Hudson,”

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