From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149 The Serpent in the Garden

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Jade sank onto the grass before her mother’s headstone, curling into a ball as if seeking the warmth of an embrace, pressing her forehead against the glass.

“Mom, it’s all my fault. Everyone I care about is being destroyed because of me.

“I don’t know what to do. I just wanted my freedom and my baby. Why is such a simple dream so impossible to achieve?

“I never imagined my child would be used as a weapon to tear my life apart…

“Tell me, Mom… was I wrong to keep this baby?

“If the baby was gone, would they finally leave me alone? Would the nightmare end?”

At the entrance of the cemetery.

Michael and Cindy had arrived to search for clues regarding the hidden inheritance Emma Nelly, Jade’s mother, had left behind.

The fortune was meant for Jade, but Michael had kept it hidden for over a decade, intended for hi

own pocket.

They hadn’t found the code yet, but they had overheard the explosive news of Jade’s pregnancy.

A greedy plan formed in Cindy’s mind as she pulled Michael into the shadows, whispering urgently,

“That baby in her womb is a gold mine, Michael We have to find a way to cash in on this.”

“But…”

Michael looked hesitant for a split second.

“We just signed that agreement with Jeff Mond. Jade finds out we’re plotting, Robert will be in even more trouble.”

Cindy shot him a look of pure exasperation.

“Who said anything about talking to Jade?”

A realization suddenly struck Michael.

“You mean we go straight to-”

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Cindy yanked his arm sharply.

“She’s moving. Let’s get home and finalize the details.”

Jade was entirely unaware of the vipers watching her from the darkness.

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She stumbled out of the cemetery, a sharp pain in her abdomen making her vision blur with every step.

Screech-

A luxury nanny van skidded to a halt directly beside her.

Kevin stepped out. “Mrs. Walter, in your condition, you shouldn’t be walking. Please, get in the car.”

“Where is Hudson?” Jade asked, her voice like ice as she forced herself to stand straight despite her weakness.

Kevin blinked, responding cautiously.

“Mr. Walter isn’t here, but I can relay a message if you’d like to see him.”

“Who would ever want to see that monster?”

Jade let out a jagged, mocking laugh, her eyes burning with a soul-deep hatred.

“I hope he rots in hell!”

Kevin’s face twitched as his hand went instinctively toward the phone in his pocket.

Through the fabric, the faint glow of an active call was visible.

Hudson had demanded to hear the entire interaction; Kevin had dialed him before stepping

still wide open.

out, and there was

He could only imagine the look on Hudson’s face after hearing his wife wish for his death.

Jade’s entire body was vibrating with a rage that he couldn’t seem to suppress. Without waiting for a response, she turned her back on him and kept walking. She refused to interact with anything associated with that man ever again.

His very name was like a weight pulling her into the deep, dark water.

Only distance would allow her to finally take a breath of clean air.

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“Mrs. Walter!”

Kevin sprinted after her.

“Please, just get in. I can’t return to the office without you.”

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“So your job security is more important than my dignity?” Jade snapped, her eyes full of

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