Chapter 155 A Clean Slate
Jade’s lips curled into a bitter, weary smile.
“I… I’ve been backed into a corner. There’s no other way.”
Jade told Jewell everything that had happened lately.
By the time she finished, Jewell was fuming.
“How can Hudson be such a prick? You lived together for three years! You don’t even treat an enemy that badly!”
Jade gently stroked her abdomen. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the baby clothes she’d bought. Her fingers trembled as she picked them up, and she finally broke down, sobbing into her knees.
“Jewell, what do I do? I feel like… like I can’t keep anything.”
The feeling of powerlessness and helplessness had become her constant companion lately.
But never had it been this direct, this clear-clear enough to pierce her heart.
As a mother, she couldn’t even protect the child in her womb.
It was as tragic as it was pathetic.
Caught up in Jade’s grief, Jewell couldn’t help but start crying with her.
“How can you say that? You still have me! Jade, I told you, I’ll always be by your side.”
Despite her words, Jewell felt a crushing sense of inadequacy. Her best friend was going through hell, and she couldn’t do a thing.
The more she thought about it, the more it hurt.
Muffled sobs echoed through the small apartment.
After a long time, the crying finally stopped.
Jade sniffed and wiped her eyes with a tissue.
“Jewell, thanks for crying with me. I feel a bit better now.”
“Pfft-”
Jewell let out a watery laugh.
“Who says ‘thank you’ for crying together? You’re being way too formal.”
Jade managed a faint smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes.
After a few seconds of silence, Jewell asked:
“Are you sure about this?”
Jade’s fingers tightened on the baby clothes for a second. The next moment, she stood up, went to the kitchen, found a lighter, and set the clothes on fire.
She watched the flames lick the fabric until it turned to ash, burning away her last path of retreat.
“I’m sure,” she said, her voice muffled. “I won’t hesitate again.”
“Fine!”
Jewell was one hundred percent behind her friend’s decision.
“I’ll message her right now.”
After sending the text, she added:

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