Breaking Point of Divorce (Hugh and Bethan) novel Chapter 318

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Bringing up the past, Bethan’s heart was far from calm.

Every memory was a fresh wound, one she’d never fully healed from.

Her words cut Hugh like a knife, each syllable piercing his chest.

Hugh gritted his teeth against the burning pain of his wounds, pushing himself up to the edge of the bed.

He reached out carefully, grabbing her arm.

His eyes were red-rimmed as he spoke in a low, hoarse voice. “I was wrong back then. I promise it’ll never happen again. Can you… just forget all that?”

Forget?

Bethan let out a cold laugh and pulled her arm free.

She met his gaze. “If you were me, could you forget?”

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“Bethan, believe me or not… I said those things because I knew you loved your family more than anything. I knew you wouldn’t do something stupid, so I…”

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice trailed off.

Bethan’s tone was steady, sharp. “So even now, you think as long as I didn’t die, the pain didn’t matter? You never cared what I needed. You always brushed off my feelings. And this is your idea of ‘being wrong”?”

Hugh fell silent. He had no answer.

Those painful memories loomed between them like a chasm, keeping him from reaching her.

Bethan softened slightly. “Hugh, I only brought you to the hospital because I don’t want trouble. I’m scared of your family, all of them. Please, just leave me alone.”

Hugh’s emotions snapped. Ignoring the tearing pain in his wounds, he climbed off the bed.

He blocked her path, towering over her as he searched her face.

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“I’m hurt,” he said, desperation in his voice. “I just wanted you to take care of me, to stay. I wasn’t trying to make things hard for you.”

Bethan frowned. “I already hired caregivers. If two aren’t enough, I’ll get more. I paid the medical bills too. If you want compensation, name a reasonable number. I’ll pay it.”

Hugh’s shoulders sagged.

He grabbed her arm again, urgent. “I don’t want caregivers. I want you. Can you stop being so cold?”

They stared at each other, tension thick in the air.

Bethan’s voice was flat. “The coldness I’m showing you now isn’t even one-tenth of how you treated me back

then.”

Hugh’s grip loosened, his hand falling to his side.

Bethan turned to leave.

Hugh called out to her retreating figure. “Bethan, I know

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I wronged you.

“I’m not asking you to forgive me right now, but when I’m trying to have a real conversation with you, can you at least talk to me properly?”

Bethan stopped and turned around.

“You think I’m not talking to you properly, but at least I am talking to you. Compared to how you gave me the silent treatment during our marriage, I’m being incredibly generous.”

With that, she walked out of the room.

Hugh collapsed onto the edge of the bed, weak and defeated.

He braced his hands on the mattress, his face pale as a sheet. His upper body swayed, like he might crumble at

any moment.

Two nurses entered, saw his state, and rushed to call the doctor.

When James arrived, the doctor had just rebandaged

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Hugh’s wounds and started an IV.

Hugh lay half-propped up, his gaze sharp as it flicked to

James.

James sat casually in his wheelchair, wearing a bold dark red suit jacket-chosen specifically for this visit.

He looked Hugh up and down, taking in his disheveled state, and let out a low chuckle.

Hugh spoke first, his tone icy. “You could’ve acted sooner, but you waited for Bethan to run out and protect you. I got stabbed twice because of your game.”

He added, “You’re still my uncle. What good does it do you to see me hurt?”

James’ handsome face twisted into a smirk. “How else

would you learn? A couple of stabs are a small price for a lesson.”

Hugh’s expression darkened further.

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comfortably in a hospital room, especially with your ex-wife personally bringing you in?”

The words “ex-wife” grated on Hugh’s nerves.

He locked eyes with James. “Using yourself as bait, flying to Britain to lure your enemies here, that’s your business. But don’t drag Bethan into it.”

James’ expression turned serious. “How did you get to Keating Mansion so fast last night?”

They stared at each other.

Hugh looked away, feigning indifference.

“This is New York,” he said casually. “I could trap your enemies outside while waiting for your people to show up. Knowing that Bethan was in danger at your place,

what’s so hard about that?”

James didn’t press further.

He changed the subject. “Your grandfather showed up at Keating Mansion this morning, furious. He and my grandfather had a massive fight. Those two old men

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