Chapter 13
The pain was suffocating. He’d never known how much Reese had suffered.
And when she needed him most, he was sexing with Val… and Reese had seen everything
Then he’d believed Val’s lies and helped torment his own wife.
His assistant dug up all the dirt–every nasty message Val had sent Reese,
After reading them, Hudson just sat there looking wrecked, like he’d aged ten years overnight.
Finally, his voice cracked: “Release a statement. I’m cutting ties with my mother. Leon has no connection to the Montclairs.”
“Stop
all payments to Val and Leon. Get back every asset I ever gave them. If Val won’t return them…If Val won’t give it back? Don’t care if she ends up broken or dead–whatever gets the job done….”
“Whatever. She made Reese leave. Time to pay up.”
The assistant flinched. This would make Leon a bastard with no claim to anything
After he left, the doctor called.
“Mr. Montclair, how are your wife’s wounds healing? Don’t forget her follow–ups.”
“She won’t be coming.”
“What?”
Hudson choked up. “She found out about Noah and the surgery. Tried to leave. Plane went down.”
Silence. Then a sigh.
“There’s something else. During surgery, her mouth was bleeding. When I checked… her teeth were broken.”
“I thought the attacker did it, but… she must be immune to anesthesia. She bit through her own teeth to stay quiet when she heard everything. Can’t imagine that pain…”
Hudson broke. “Just… stop. Please…”
Don’t remind me what a monster I am. What I’ve lost.
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