From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144 The Judicial Trap

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It was established that Hudson hadn’t cheated, and Jade’s financial evidence was ruled irrelevant by the court.

Jade didn’t expect every piece of her evidence to be systematically dismantled by Hudson.

It was as if he had predicted her every move and was simply waiting to deliver the final blow.

Jade’s body shook uncontrollably, but then Hudson’s lawyer delivered the killing stroke.

“My client has never had the intention of divorcing his wife, especially now that she is pregnant.”

Additionally, they provided several photographs showing Jade and Hudson in seemingly intimate poses.

Jade remembered the scenes in those photos perfectly-they had been in the middle of a screaming match.

However, framed through specific angles, the photos made them look like a deeply devoted couple.

Like a happy couple, the pain and the truth were buried under a layer of artificial bliss.

Jade trembled with fury, her gaze fixed on Hudson with a look of absolute, bone-deep hatred.

“When did you start planning this systematic execution of my freedom?”

“A long time ago.”

Hudson spoke without hesitation, his posture that of a man who owned the entire world.

“Jade, I’m happy to play along with your games for a while, but I always win in the end.”

While they were speaking, the judge issued the final ruling of the session.

Divorce suspended; out-of-court mediation ordered.

If mediation failed, a secondary suit would be required months from now.

Jade’s vision went dark at the corners, the crushing weight in her chest making it hard to breathe.

Outside the courtroom, she ran toward Hudson and grabbed his expensive suit jacket.

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Chapter 144 The Judicial Trap

“Hudson! Is toying with my life some kind of sick game for you?!”

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Recently, she had moved out and started a new life, focused on her baby and her work.

She thought she had finally escaped the darkness and found her own path.

But now Hudson was telling her it was all an illusion he had allowed her to have.

The freedom she thought she had earned was just a leash he hadn’t yanked on yet.

Hudson looked at her collapse with a look of terrifying, clinical calm.

Jade hated that calm expression; it made every one of her efforts look pathetic and futile.

She clenched her fists and began hitting him, trying to vent the agonizing despair in her soul.

“On what grounds do you feel entitled to do this to me?!”

She had underestimated Hudson Walter, foolishly believing she could fight him on a level field.

In the end, the future she had dreamed of was nothing but a fragile mirage.

Now the dream had shattered into a thousand jagged pieces.

Her fists throbbed from striking his chest, and she finally collapsed into a sobbing wreck.

“Can you just let me go? Hudson, I’m begging you… please let me go.”

Hudson gripped her by the shoulders and leaned in until their foreheads were almost touching.

It looked intimate, but the unhidden ice and finality was clear in his eyes.

“Jade, this is just the beginning. Come home quietly before I have to get serious.”

Jade shoved him away with a scream of pure defiance, clutching her arms to herself.

“I will not go back! I will never return to that prison!”

Whether it was the estate or the marriage itself.

They were nothing but cages designed to slowly kill her spirit.

If she returned, she would eventually wither away and rot from the inside out.

Eventually her life would wither into a shadow, and she would be forgotten.

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Hudson’s face remained calm, as if he were wearing an impenetrable, heartless mask.

“It doesn’t matter; your temporary rebellion won’t change the ultimate outcome.”

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