From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 186

Chapter 186 The Weight of the Clouds

Chapter 186 The Weight of the Clouds

Hudson wiped the blood from his lip, coughing twice more. Ignoring the stabbing pain in his chest, he strode toward the door.

“Get the private jet ready. We’re going to Riverdale. Now.”

Kevin hesitated, watching his boss’s retreating back before scurrying after him.

“I’ll arrange it immediately, sir.”

The jet sliced through the air, soaring above a dense layer of clouds.

The grey expanse felt like it was pressing down on Hudson’s heart, suffocating him with a weight he couldn’t shift.

Panic, raw and unfiltered, surged through him, clawing at his insides with nowhere to escape.

He felt a sickening sense of weightlessness, as if the ground were vanishing beneath him.

Something vital was slipping through his fingers, and no matter how hard he reached out, it was like trying to catch the wind.

The pain in his chest flared again. Hudson’s face turned ghostly pale as another fit of coughing took him.

“Cough… cough-”

Kevin stood up from his seat, his eyes wide with concern.

“Sir, let me call a specialist the second we land.”

Hudson raised a hand, cutting him off.

“No. How much longer until we hit Riverdale?”

Kevin checked his watch.

“About thirty minutes, sir.”

After answering, his gaze lingered on Hudson’s bloodshot eyes.

“Sir, you should try to close your eyes for a moment.”

Hudson looked like a man terrified of missing a final signal. He shook his head

“No.”

Kevin retreated to the corner, a single thought echoing in his mind

If only he’d cared this much when it actually mattered.

Riverdale General Hospital.

Jade was standing at the threshold of the procedure room. Jewell gripped her hand, her eyes rimmed with red

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Chapter 186 The Weight of the Clouds

“Jade, don’t be scared. I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere.”

Jade managed a faint, weary smile to reassure her friend.

“It’s just a minor procedure, Jewell. I’m not afraid.”

Compared to the constant threats and blackmail from Hudson, this was nothing.

To her, this wasn’t an end; it was a liberation.

Jewell wiped her tears and squeezed Jade’s hand one last time, her heart breaking for her friend.

Before letting go, she pulled Jade into a tight embrace.

“Go on.”

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Jade patted Jewell’s shoulder. The hallway was empty; Julian had stayed downstairs to give her space.

She turned and walked into the room.

Her steps were steady, her gaze fixed. She didn’t look back.

The heavy doors slowly clicked shut behind her.

Jewell couldn’t hold it back anymore. She covered her mouth and sobbed.

She prayed that once this was over, Jade’s life would finally stop being such a relentless uphill battle.

Time ticked by, measured in the sterile silence of the hospital.

Clack, clack, clack-

Heavily hurried footsteps echoed down the hall.

Jewell looked up and saw Hudson Walter charging toward her.

She stood up and blocked his path, her eyes flashing with fury.

“Stop right there! What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

Hudson didn’t slow down. His face was a mask of desperation and exhaustion.

“Is she in there? Is Jade in there?”

Jewell shoved him back with surprising strength.

“It’s none of your business. Get out!”

“That is my child!” Hudson’s eyes were bloodshot, his voice a ragged snart.

“Jade has no right to do this without me.”

“The baby is in Jade’s body! She has every right!” Jewell’s chest heaved. Her fear of Hudson was gone, replaced by pure rage.

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“If anyone has no rights here, it’s you! Ask yourself-have you been a husband for even a single day? You chose Amara over her again and again. You threatened her with her mother’s ashes. Did you ever once think about how she felt?”

Her voice broke into a sob, her entire body shaking with the force of her words.

“She wanted this baby more than anyone. She wanted to keep it more than you could ever know. But you? You’re the one who pushed her into this room!”

Boom-

Hudson’s head throbbed. The metallic tang of blood was thick in his throat.

He saw the doors to the procedure room open and lunged forward.

“Doctor! My wife… the baby-”

The doctor pulled off her mask, her expression professionally flat.

“The procedure is complete.”

Each word felt like a final sentence being read aloud.

“Ugh-”

The blood in Hudson’s throat finally boiled over. He coughed, a spray of red hitting the sterile floor.

Thud.

His body went limp, and he collapsed onto the ground, losing consciousness.

Jade was moved to a VIP recovery suite after the procedure.

She’d heard Hudson’s voice from inside the room and knew he’d collapsed, but she felt nothing.

There was no pity left, only a cold, hard hatred for Hudson and Amara.

They had destroyed her mother’s remains. In her eyes, that was a debt that could only be paid in blood.

She would find her chance. She would make them crawl.

Knock, knock, knock-

A light rapping sounded against the door.

Jade looked up. It was Julian.

He walked toward her, his eyes searching hers. “How are you feeling?”

Jade’s pale lips curled into a tiny, humorless smile.

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