Breaking Point of Divorce (Hugh and Bethan) novel Chapter 198

Chapter 198 James Is My Uncle

Then, he saw Tristen helping Bethan hurry down the stairs, with Darnley trailing behind them, looking both nervous and terrified.

When Hugh noticed the wound on Bethan’s palm, he immediately started up the stairs.

Bethan reached out and grabbed him, saying, “The patient is agitated. Don’t go up there.”

Confronted with her unwavering gaze, Hugh relented and went back down the stairs.

He then settled Bethan onto the sofa while Darnley tended to her hand with a basic bandage.

Tristen turned to Andy and said, “Mr. Keating is extremely unstable. Outsiders can’t approach him right now, so we’ll come back in three days.”

Andy’s gaze landed on Hugh again as he said, “Sure, but only the doctors need to return. No need for anyone else to come along.”

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Sensing the undertone, Tristen shifted uncomfortably and gave Hugh an uneasy look.

Hugh held Bethan’s injured hand, his face dark as he said, “If you don’t want me here, fine. But then you’d better turn down my wife’s care right this second.”

Tristen shot her a look, and she quickly tugged Hugh along to leave.

The moment they were inside the car, Bethan asked sharply, “Hugh, you said you wouldn’t get in the way of my work. So why did you just do exactly that?”

As their eyes met, Hugh gave a faint twist of his lips but stayed silent.

Bethan demanded, “Tell me the truth. Do you have some feud with the Keating family?”

Hugh looked down, refusing to speak. She pulled at his arm and snapped, “Don’t ignore me. I’m asking you something.”

He stayed silent for a long while before finally saying, We’ll talk when we get home.”

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Seeing how Hugh reacted, Bethan grew angry and turned her face away.

When they got home, Hugh went straight into the bathroom without a word. He ran a bath for Bethan and laid out a towel, bath sheet, and pajamas.

Bethan had never once felt this kind of genuine tenderness from him. It left her feeling unsettled and

unfamiliar.

She wasn’t used to Hugh coming home on time every evening, waiting to have dinner with her. Nor was she used to him picking her up from work, holding her hand in front of her coworkers, and walking side by side with

her.

What really threw Bethan off was how attentive he became, and how easily he started to compromise.

As Hugh guided her into the bathroom, she threw the towel he gave her to the side and pressed him again. “Hugh, what’s really going on between you and the Keating family, and Mr. Keating in particular?”

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Hugh picked the towel back up and replied calmly, “Wash up first. We’ll talk afterward.”

In frustration, she shot at him, “Why don’t you just wait until I’m dead to tell me?”

Hugh gave her a brief look, then turned and walked out of the bathroom.

With her palm injured, Bethan only managed a quick wash before leaving the bathroom and heading to the living room. There she saw Hugh carefully laying out the medical kit on the coffee table.

She stepped up to him and couldn’t hold back anymore. “Hugh, are you going to tell me or not?”

Meeting her gaze, Hugh took her wrist and eased her down onto the couch.

With one hand gripping Bethan’s wrist and the other holding a cotton swab, Hugh finally said, “Technically, James is my uncle.”

Picking up on the word “technically,” Bethan frowned and asked, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

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Hugh knelt on one knee beside her, carefully tending to her wound as he explained, “My grandpa and grandma had my uncle and my mom. After my grandma died, he married another woman, a Keating. That makes James my mother’s half-brother.”

Bethan stared wide-eyed, her mouth open. “Are you saying-”

Before she could finish, Hugh pressed his hand over her mouth and said, “Since the Keating family had no heirs, my grandpa agreed to let his younger son take his mother’s surname and inherit the Keating family

business.”

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