Breaking Point of Divorce (Hugh and Bethan) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 My Bottom Line

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She pulled out a recorder, holding it up so everyone could see. “Your word is law in this family. I’ll take this as proof. From this moment forward, no member of the Cavill family may interfere with my work or threaten my family in any form. In return, I’ll cooperate unconditionally whenever it comes to protecting the Cavill name.”

Harvey’s eyes flicked to the device in her hand. For a brief moment, something almost like admiration passed through his gaze.

She was a true daughter of a powerful family—bold, shrewd, and fearless. She was far more capable than Megan could ever be.

With the matter settled, Bethan and Hugh left together.

The drive home was silent. Not a word passed between them. When they finally stepped inside, Hugh caught Bethan’s arm, refusing to let her walk away.

“What is it you really want?” he demanded. “If it’s work, say it. If it’s something else, just tell me. You don’t need to play games with me.”

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Bethan’s expression stayed cold. “I don’t trust you.”

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From now on, she would never wait for Hugh to hand her anything. She would take what she needed herself.

Ruthlessness was the survival skill he had taught her.

They locked eyes.

Hugh’s face darkened as he pressed each word out slowly. “If you don’t trust me, then why did you come back?”

Bethan let out a sharp, humorless laugh. “Wasn’t it you who forced me back?”

The silence between them grew heavy. At last, Hugh let

“Bethan, don’t forget,” he said, his voice low. “We have a marital agreement. Whether you wanted to return or not, you did. And now that you’re here, you’ll abide by it.”

Bethan didn’t flinch. “My family and my work are my bottom line. If I can’t protect those, then I have nothing left worth living for.”

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She fixed him with an unyielding stare. “Your threats, your schemes, and your precious contract-none of that works on the dead, right?”

Hugh froze, catching the icy resolve in her eyes.

His hands closed over her shoulders, grip tightening until his knuckles whitened. After a long silence, he sighed hoarsely, “Bethan, do you really see me as that monstrous?”

She shook her head. “You’re not monstrous. You just don’t love me. If the woman you married had been Megan, you’d be the perfect husband.”

Hugh’s expression hardened. He yanked her closer, voice sharp with warning. “I’m talking to you about us. Don’t bring her into this.”

Bethan’s composure finally cracked.

She shoved him away and snapped back, her voice rising with each word, “Why couldn’t I bring her up? Isn’t she the root of every problem between us?

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“Would our marriage have crumbled like this without her? Do you think I became this cold, this hard, for not reason? You pushed me into it-for her!

“I’m the one who’s been wronged, and even I can admit your mistress is real. You’re the one who broke me, so what exactly are you so afraid of?

“Why can’t you just admit it-you love Megan, and you love your son with her?

“Why can’t you just say it out loud-that you forced me back here only to use me as a prop, a cover-up for your precious love story?”

Her voice broke into a raw shout by the end.

She couldn’t stand it—Hugh, rotten to the core, still playing innocent in front of her.

Every argument started with him, yet every fight ended with her pouring out her rage, while he remained composed, detached, untouchable.

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But she also knew she would suffocate if she kept it all inside.

Even if she couldn’t get out of this marriage, she would claw back whatever pieces of herself she could.

The room went silent, thick with unspoken words.

Both of them were straining, fighting to rein in their emotions.

“I’m taking a shower,” Hugh muttered at last, turning

away.

Bethan didn’t stop him. She watched his back disappear into the bathroom.

He tended to take a bath as soon as he came home—it was a habit he clung to for many years, even with wounds burning across his skin.

Later, Bethan showered in the master bathroom herself. She dried her hair, pulled out the medical kit, and set it on the table in quiet preparation.

When Hugh finally came out, he pushed open the doo§;40

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