Breaking Point of Divorce (Hugh and Bethan) novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166 I Know It Hurts

When Mason swung again, Hugh caught his wrist. “Mason, that’s enough!”

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Mason yanked his hand free and shoved Hugh hard. “You swore in front of Bethan to stand by Megan through anything. Did you ever think about how that felt for her?

“Bethan took lashes for your sake and knelt for over an hour while you were off babysitting Megan. And you still claim you two aren’t rekindling old flames?”

Hugh leaned against the foot of the bed, wiping blood from his lip.

He spoke slowly, each word deliberate, “That kid isn’t mine. You know that. I’m clean with Megan. I’m just trying to keep my grandfather from targeting her.”

Mason sneered, “Exactly because the child isn’t yours, you’re even more despicable!

“Megan says it’s for the child that she got close to you, and you say it’s for the child that you care for Megan. You Both go to such lengths for each other-if that’s not love,

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what is?

“Hugh, we grew up with Bethan. If I let you keep hurting her like this, I don’t deserve to be her friend.

“You’re breaking her heart for Megan, for some bastard kid. You don’t deserve to be her husband!”

Mason slammed the door on his way out.

Hugh lingered in the empty room for a long time.

Six years ago, he’d had feelings for Megan and even thought about marrying her.

But six years had passed. He knew he didn’t love her and didn’t want her.

He couldn’t accept her, no matter what.

Megan’s life had been ruined because of him, and he was just keeping his promise to her.

His silence, his defense of Megan, had hurt Bethan and made her misunderstand.

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But he hadn’t betrayed their marriage, and he had no intention of letting it go.

From the moment he chose to marry Bethan, he’d committed to a lifetime together.

He’d fought to bring her back to his side, and he wasn’t letting her go.

Steeling himself, Hugh pushed open the door to Bethan’s

room.

Bethan lay quietly on her side, eyes closed, hooked up to an IV.

Though Logan had gone easy with the whip, the lashes still stung. She’d nearly buckled under the pain.

Thinking of how Hugh had taken so many punishments for Megan, bloodied by each lash, she realized just how much he loved Megan.

She knew Hugh was standing by her bedside, but she wasn’t ready to talk to him.

Bigh knew she was awake. He just stood there, watching

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her silently.

The silence between them hung heavy, stifling.

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At two-thirty in the morning, Bethan’s IV finished. Hugh called the nurse to remove the needle, and Bethan slowly opened her eyes.

She brushed off his touch, pressing the cotton swab herself.

Hugh bent over her, his hands hovering uselessly in the

air.

His deep gaze fixed on her pale face, and he forced a strained smile, his voice breaking.

“Does it still hurt?” he asked.

The moment the words left his mouth, he regretted them.

He’d taken those lashes himself, many times. Even he, a grown man, had to grit his teeth through the pain. Bethan, so delicate, always afraid of even a pinch-how could she not be hurting?

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Bethan lay on her side, watching the crease deepen between his brows.

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Her lips curved faintly, her voice soft, barely a whisper.

“It doesn’t hurt,” she said.

She gave Hugh a weak smile.

A sharp, piercing pain stabbed through his chest.

“Bethan, I know it hurts,” he said, his voice thick. “If you’re upset, let it out. Don’t hold it in like this.”

Faced with Hugh’s agitation, Bethan struggled to sit up.

“I’m really fine,” she said.

The sting of the whip paled compared to the pain of hearing Hugh say he didn’t love her.

It was nothing compared to the agony of learning about his betrayal, watching through a screen as he and Megan reunited in a blaze of passion.

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