From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 The Sins of the Father

Chapter 277 The Sins of the Father

Bastian naturally began clearing the table, taking the dishes into the kitchen.

Jade fidgeted with her fingers, watching him work through the glass partition.

It all felt too easy, as if Bastian were slowly stitching himself into the fabric of her life, and she was powerless to stop it.

Bastian returned from the kitchen, drying his hands on a towel.

“Can you tell me now?” she asked.

Bastian paused, then took the seat opposite her.

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“I can.”

The story wasn’t complicated. Joshua Boswell came from an elite family, while Jade’s mother, Emma Nelly, was a talented but penniless orphan.

They met during a charity event at an orphanage. It was a classic lightning-strike romance.

After two years of a blissful, secret relationship, Joshua’s parents found out. They demanded he marry into another powerful family. Joshua refused.

His parents retaliated by leaking news of his engagement to the press and offering Emma a massive payout to disappear.

Emma refused the money and stayed. She wanted to hear the end from Joshua himself.

But Joshua was held under house arrest by his family for over a month. By the time he broke free, Emma was gone. She had vanished without a trace.

Joshua had a massive falling out with his parents and officially disowned them.

Bastian sighed. “He thought she had left because of the engagement news. It wasn’t until he learned of your existence years later that he realized she had fled to protect you. She was terrified his family would try to take you from her, so she left Crestwood and moved to Kingston.”

Jade’s eyes began to sting. She gripped the hem of her shirt until her knuckles turned white.

History really was a cycle.

She and her mother had made the exact same choice when they found out they were pregnant.

But…

Her mother had saved her child. Jade had failed hers.

Bastian saw the tears gathering in her eyes. His brow furrowed, and he reached out, his thumb catching a tear before it could fall.

“Don’t cry.”

Seeing her like this felt different now. Beyond the pity, there was a strange, sharp ache in his own chest.

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Chapter 277 The Sins of the Father

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The skin under his thumb was warm and velvet-soft. Jade’s skin was thin, and his fingers were calloused from years of handling firearms; even a light touch left a faint, rosy mark near her eye.

Bastian’s gaze darkened for a heartbeat. He pulled his hand back and used a tissue to gently wipe her face instead.

Jade was lost in her own grief. When she finally processed what Bastian was doing, she shoved her chair back, creating distance.

“I know you’re trying to help, but you really don’t have to do that.”

It felt wrong. There was an intimacy in the gesture that made her skin prickle.

Bastian didn’t argue. “I understand. If it makes you uncomfortable, it won’t happen again.”

Jade choked on her breath. “It’s not about me liking it or not…”

Bastian tossed the tissue into the bin, his expression returning to its usual calm. “I know.”

Jade realized he didn’t know at all. She took a breath to steady herself and looked up.

‘So where is my father now?”

Bastian met her eyes for two silent seconds before his voice turned raspy.

‘He passed away.”

The light in Jade’s eyes died. If he were alive, she would have had someone left in this world.

Another hope, shattered.

Bastian continued, telling her how they met.

After Joshua left Crestwood, he moved to Faronne to live in exile.

Bastian had been set up by his father’s illegitimate sons during a mission in the wilderness. He was near death when Joshua found him and saved his life.

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