From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 174

"Keep her back."

He charged into the room with the director right behind him.

Inside, the white bedsheets were stained with a horrific, vivid red. Amara was curled in a corner, her long hair disheveled, her arms covered in fresh, jagged cuts.

The director's lips began to tremble, his face turning ghostly pale.

"I... I... Mr. Walter, I have no idea how this happened!"

The sudden noise seemed to trigger something in Amara.

She raised a piece of broken glass, ready to slash her arm again, her voice a rhythmic, neurotic whisper.

"Ms. Merchant, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I shouldn't have said those things. I was stupid. Please... please forgive me. I'll never do it again."

"Amara. Amara."

Hudson approached her slowly, his voice gentle.

Amara kept chanting, lost in her own dark world. Hudson's heart ached at the sight. He raised his voice.

"Amara, it's me. I'm here."

Finally, she seemed to realize someone was there. She looked up, her face a mask of tears and blood.

When she saw Hudson, her pupils dilated. She scrambled off the bed and threw herself into his arms.

"Hudson! You finally came... I thought... I thought even you were going to abandon me."

She was shaking violently. Hudson didn't care about the blood on her clothes; he just pulled her close.

"I'm right here. I would never abandon you. Don't think like that."

Amara clung to him as if he were her only lifeline, her hands gripping his shirt with a desperate strength.

"You'll never leave me, right? Never?"

'Forever' was too long a promise to make lightly, but looking into Amara's tear-filled eyes, Hudson's heart melted.

"Yes. I'll never leave you."

Amara broke into a tearful smile.

"I knew it. You're the best, Hudson."

Then, her smile vanished, replaced by a wave of terror.

"Hudson, I only have you left. If you leave me, I'll have nothing. Please... please don't leave me."

Hudson's voice was heavy.

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