He was forcing her to grovel publicly. It was a complete trampling of her dignity. How could she not feel a deep, agonizing hatred for him in this moment?
Watching the resilient, painful endurance in Quinn's eyes, Mrs. Thorne suddenly felt a pang of empathy, recognizing the same helpless frustration she often felt herself.
She stepped forward, placing herself in front of Quinn.
"I... I just remembered, honey. Someone messaged me pictures of you and this woman stepping out of the elevator, along with the hotel address."
"Whoever did this had nasty intentions. Do you think they have some sort of vendetta against Ms. Avery?"
As she spoke, her gaze drifted pointedly toward Jade.
Hearing Mrs. Thorne's defense, Quinn quietly let out a breath of relief. She had finally gotten the woman to step up.
By pulling back her own aggression and suffering in silence, she had successfully triggered Mrs. Thorne's sympathy.
"Jade, Mrs. Thorne just admitted someone texted her those photos. Was it you?"
Jade immediately went on the defensive. "Quinn, you're slandering me! I don't even know Mrs. Thorne!"
Catching the panic in her eyes, Quinn gave a faint smile. "If you can prove you had absolutely nothing to do with this, forget groveling for forgiveness, I'd even crawl out of this hotel if you wanted me to."
"But first, we need to know exactly who tipped off Mrs. Thorne."
Jade's heart plummeted, panic flashing through her eyes as her knuckles turned white.
"Mrs. Thorne, if they have your contact info, it means you know them. Think carefully—who is it?"
Mrs. Thorne kept her eyes on Jade. "This person... is a family connection. Otherwise, how would they even know my husband?"
Quinn latched onto the clue. "Take a look at their social media page. You might find a connection."
Jade's face turned ghost-white, her mind racing with sheer panic.
She had just gone out for a lavish dinner with her relative a few days ago, and the woman had posted pictures of them together praising her.
Acting as though she were on death's door, Jade whimpered pathetically, "Miles, how... how can Quinn be so cruel? I'm... I'm really having an episode."
Seeing Jade in such agony while Quinn continued to attack her, Miles snapped.
"Enough! Quinn, when are you going to stop torturing her?"
Quinn had fully expected him to defend Jade. Even with blazing red flags pointing to Jade's guilt, Miles would never believe it.
Her nails dug so hard into her palms that the sharp pain helped ground her, pushing down the tidal wave of bitter resentment. She stared at his retreating back, her eyes as cold and distant as the moon.
"Miles, today is the last day of our divorce waiting period. Tomorrow morning at nine, I'll see you at the courthouse!"
Miles didn't even break his stride. He threw back a few words that dripped with ice.
"I don't need you to remind me."
With that, he carried Jade out of the hotel.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....