Breaking Point of Divorce (Hugh and Bethan) novel Chapter 148

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When Hugh didn’t move toward the car, Bethan took matters into her own hands, pushing him toward the driver’s side.

“Look, if you two aren’t ready to go public yet, just be careful about photographers,” she said, her voice matter-of-fact. “But don’t worry about me. I remember everything in our prenup. I’m not going to make a scene.”

“Bethan!” The name came out sharper than Hugh intended, his composure cracking.

He couldn’t risk explaining the truth to her-not now- but he also couldn’t stand seeing her like this. Something restless and suffocating churned in his chest, making him feel like he would crawl out of his skin.

Megan watched from the car as Hugh’s gaze stayed glued to Bethan, clearly in no hurry to leave. She cracked open the door. “Hugh, Hudson’s having a total meltdown about getting out to find you. Can you wrap this up?”

Hugh glanced back at Megan, then slowly released Bethan’s hand. He kept his eyes down, avoiding her gaze

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entirely. “Get some rest,” he said quietly.

Bethan stood on the sidewalk, silently watching Hugh enter the car and drive away.

The night had gotten cold, and she pulled her coat tighter

around herself.

Behind her, the obnoxious honking of a sports car broke the quiet. She turned to find Arthur leaning over his windshield, hands braced against the glass. “Hey Bethy! Show me around New York-what’s the fun stuff around

here?”

Bethan tossed her pharmacy bag into a nearby trash can and slipped into Arthur’s car.

Half an hour later, they’d claimed a booth near the dance floor at Regal Club.

Bethan slid into the seat across from Arthur, gesturing around the upscale venue. “Tonight’s on me-just

promise you’ll actually stick with the treatment plan after Christmas.”

Athur thumped his chest with a grin. “Hey, you got it6146

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That was when Mason appeared, ditching his crew from the VIP section upstairs. His eyes locked onto Bethan first, then shifted to Arthur with obvious irritation. “What the hell are you doing in New-York?”

Bethan just stared. Of course. The elite social circles always overlapped somehow.

“Watch your tone, Mason,” Arthur shot back, annoyed. “Show some respect.” He pushed back from the table. “Gotta take this call.”

Once Arthur stepped away, Mason’s attention turned fully to Bethan. “Where’s Hugh tonight?”

Bethan poured Mason a drink, her voice completely flat. “Off playing happy family-fireworks with his precious. woman and kid.”

Mason watched her eerily calm expression, his cocky smile slowly fading.

“You’re smart enough,” he said quietly. “Can’t you figure

way to destroy him?”

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Bethan flashed Mason a bitter smile. “I’ve thought it

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through. He set this whole trap for me personally, and the only way out is if I die.”

But she wouldn’t. Hugh wasn’t worth dying for.

Mason stared at Bethan, completely speechless.

Meanwhile, in downtown New York’s central plaza, Megan stood outside the car with Hudson, tugging at her hand. “Hugh, aren’t you getting out?”

It was Christmas, and she’d finally pulled Hugh away from Bethan. There was no way in hell she was letting him go back today.

Hugh sat in the car, gripping his phone, clearly on edge. He glanced at the festive crowd outside and frowned. “Megan, do you really want my relationship with Hudson out in the open?”

The question hit Megan like a slap. Her face went white.

She quickly scooped up Hudson and climbed back into the car, going on the offensive before Hugh could say 4/6

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another word. “How can you even think something so horrible?” Her voice shook with fury.

Megan straightened up, her voice taking on a defensive. tone when trying to convince herself as much as anyone else. “Look, at the end of the day, you’re not Hudson’s biological father. Your acknowledging him as your son…it’s already unfair to your wife. I feel terrible about it as it is, so please stop testing me, okay?”

When she saw Hugh’s furrowed brow relax just a little, Megan quickly changed the subject, guilt making her voice a bit too bright. “The park is pretty empty today. Why don’t you think of it as giving Hudson a Christmas. present? Just spend a little time with him setting off some fireworks?”

Hugh nodded, and Megan finally let herself breathe.

The park was indeed nearly deserted. The driver helped Hudson with the fireworks while Megan watched Hugh.

The guilt gnawed at her. “I’m sorry, Hugh. Tonight’s mess is all on me. You went against your grandfather to claim. Hudson as yours, and now you’re under all this pressure, Keeping his real parentage from your wife…”

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She paused, her voice getting smaller. “I’m grateful, I really am. I just never expected Hudson to get so attached to you. The way he looks up to you, depends on you…I don’t know what’s gotten into him lately, but he’s been demanding his daddy constantly. When he gets really worked up, he won’t eat for an entire day. That kid is absolutely wearing me out.”

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