From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Shredding the Past

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“Rosa, just pretend you don’t know anything. Everything else has nothing to do with you.”

Rosa sighed deeply and nodded firmly.

“Mrs. Walter, don’t worry. Since I gave you my word, I won’t breathe a syllable to a single soul.”

The massive weight in Jade’s heart finally lifted. She looked at Rosa with deep gratitude.

“Rosa, thank you.”

That afternoon.

Enduring the abdominal pain, Jade returned to the villa to pack her life into a suitcase.

Clothes, shoes, and a few reference books on ancient document restoration.

As for the designer jewelry and expensive accessories, she didn’t touch a single piece……

Those belonged to Hudson. They weren’t hers.

Times were different now. If she took them, she might be slapped with a baseless theft charge.

She wouldn’t have thought this way before, but since Amara moved in, everything was possible.

Jade had lived here for three years, but her belongings only filled one suitcase.

Zipping the suitcase, she stood on her tiptoes to retrieve her lockbox from the closet.

Inside were the only things that truly mattered to her in this world.

She placed the box on the edge of the bed, entered the code, and opened it.

The first things to meet her gaze were a few scattered sentimental trinkets,

Taking up the most space in the box was a thick, well-worn sketchbook.

Her fingertips traced the cover for a moment before she flipped through the pages.

Every single page was a meticulous, hand-drawn portrait of Hudson.

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The first few pages showed her in a white wedding dress, leaning on his shoulder.

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They hadn’t taken professional photos when they married because Hudson hated the idea.

But she had loved the tradition, so she had drawn them in this book to satisfy her heart.

The following dozens of pages were entirely dedicated to Hudson.

Hudson focused in his study, Hudson having breakfast, Hudson reading on the sofa…

Every sketch was the result of hours of her quiet, careful observation.

Sometimes when Hudson was focused on work, she would just sit beside him and stare.

She could watch him for an entire day without ever feeling bored.

It could be said that these sketches carried every ounce of her once-unshakeable love.

These drawings represented the Hudson she had once loved with everything she had.

But now…

Since she had decided to surgically excise him from her heart, the book was useless.

Jade closed her eyes to mask the raw agony before opening them again with clear resolve.

She took the sketchbook to the bathroom, filled the tub halfway, and tore the pages.

Half of her memories were reduced to soggy scraps in a matter of seconds.

The remaining half of the book was tossed into the water as a single piece.

She held the binding under the water until every fiber was saturated beyond saving.

Just like the current state of things between them. Just like her feelings for him…

Jade stood by the tub in heavy silence, then slipped off her wedding ring and dropped it in.

Watching the ring sink to the bottom alongside the ruined sketches, she turned away.

Dragging her suitcase, she walked out of the villa with cold finality.

Three years ago, she had arrived at this house with nothing.

Now, she was leaving the exact same way.

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And that was fine; every day from now on would be her own, a brand new beginning.

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From this moment on, she would no longer be the fool orbiting Hudson, no longer the hollow “Mrs. Walter”…

She would only be herself.

Evening, the setting sun painting the sky in shades of bruised purple.

The Maybach rolled to a slow, controlled stop at the villa gates.

Hudson stepped out first, followed closely by Charlesn.

“Didn’t the doctor say Cortney only had surface scrapes? Why isn’t she home yet?”

Hudson said, “Amara said the fall was traumatic and wanted her kept for observation.”

“Are you heading back later?” Charles was here to get project files from Hudson.

“Yeah.”

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