From His Ex-Wife to the World's Most Sought-After Restorer (Jade and Hudson) novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86 The Escape to Harbor City

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When Emily heard the news, she felt as if the world were ending, and her hatred for Jade hit a new peak.

“Jade is a cold-blooded ingrate. After all the kindness John showed her, she has the nerve to push him to this state…”

She was panting with rage, her chest heaving violently.

“Hudson, have your men drag her here immediately. Make her kneel before John and beg for forgiveness until he opens his eyes!”

“I will,” Hudson agreed instantly.

He also felt that Jade had crossed a line this time.

It wasn’t just about his grandfather; there was the situation with Amara too.

Lately, Jade’s behavior had become increasingly reckless and defiant.

She was acting as if no one else mattered, and if he didn’t rein her in now, there was no telling what she’d do next.

Hudson walked over to the window in the hospital corridor and summoned Kevin Bickford.

“Go and bring my wife to me.”

Kevin was well-practiced in this routine by now and gave a sharp nod.

“Right away, Mr. Walter. I’m on it.”

Hudson waved him off, signaling for him to hurry. His patience was at an absolute zero.

But as the minutes ticked by into an hour, Kevin still hadn’t returned.

The cold aura radiating from Hudson grew more lethal until he finally dialed Kevin’s number, his voice dropping to a dangerous chill.

“Where is she?”

Kevin’s voice came through the line, sounding incredibly tense.

“Mr. Walter, we just confirmed that Mrs. Walter caught a flight to Harbor City this afternoon

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with Anthony Mitchell, the head of Memoria Script Studio.”

“What did you just say?”

Hudson snapped into a rigid, upright posture.

“She went to Harbor City with another man?”

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Kevin gave a firm, unfortunate confirmation.

“Yes, sir…”

Jade had just served him with a divorce filing and those photos, and now she was jetting off to Harbor City with a stranger?

What the hell was her endgame?

Hudson drew a long breath, a tremor in his voice that even he didn’t recognize.

“Book me the next flight to Harbor City. Now.”

That night, the plane touched down.

Jade and the studio team headed to the high-end hotel arranged by the Foster family.

The hotel was a flagship chain of the Foster Group, and the environment was top-tier.

After the long-haul flight, Jade’s cold symptoms seemed to be intensifying.

Once in her room, she took a steaming shower and immediately buried herself under the covers to sleep.

In a feverish haze, she was jolted awake by the sharp ring of the doorbell.

Ding-dong… ding-dong…

Jade touched her burning forehead and forced herself to get up

Anthony was standing in the hallway.

and open

the door.

The moment he saw her, he held out a carrier bag.

“The team went out for dinner, but I figured you weren’t up for it. I packed some clam chowder for you and picked up some meds. Make sure you take them.”

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Jade froze for a second, not expecting him to be this considerate. A wave of gratitude washed over her.

“Thank you, Anthony.”

As she spoke, her throat felt like it was on fire, and she let out a couple of suppressed coughs.

“Cough, cough…”

Anthony knit his brows as he took in her ghastly, bloodless complexion.

“Do you need a hospital?”

“I saw a doctor before we left,” Jade said, taking the bag from him.

“I have the prescription. It’s nothing serious. I’ll just have the chowder and try to sleep it off.”

Anthony still looked worried, so he pointed toward a door down the hall.

“My suite is right there. If you feel worse during the night, come and find me. I’ll take you to the ER.”

A genuine warmth bloomed in Jade’s chest.

“I will. Thanks again.”

The next morning, Jade’s symptoms had subsided enough for her to function.

They received a last-minute notice to begin the restoration at the Foster estate.

Jade rode with the team to the Foster family’s ancestral home.

The estate was perched halfway up a mountain and had clearly undergone extensive, modern renovations.

The architecture was classic European, featuring a sprawling lawn and a massive ornamental fountain at the entrance.

The sunlight danced off the spray, creating shimmering rainbows that were breathtakingly beautiful.

As they exited the car, a head butler in a crisp uniform emerged from the house.

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“This way, please.”

They were led through grand corridors into a massive, wood-paneled study.

Rows upon rows of priceless, rare ancient documents lined the shelves.

The butler gestured with a gloved hand.

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“These are the volumes requiring your expertise. They are the Master’s most prized treasures, so please exercise extreme caution.”

Jade and the other master restorers nodded in silent agreement.

The butler summoned several assistants to carefully retrieve the books one by one.

Jade approached her assigned volume, meticulously assessing the level of decay.

Satisfied with her plan, she picked up her tools and began the delicate process.

Antique restoration was a game of inches, and once Jade started, she was in a state of total, focused flow.

In that headspace, she forgot her physical misery, concentrating entirely on bringing the pages back to life.

She was so absorbed that she didn’t even notice when Burton Foster, the patriarch of the Foster family, entered the room.

A few of the other restorers saw him and prepared to greet him, but Burton waved them off, watching Jade from a respectful distance.

His old friend Edward had claimed she was his star pupil.

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