She Quit Her Family and Found Herself novel Chapter 134

Hulda's lack of formal education was one of the primary reasons Herbert had resented her for years.

"Maybe..." Justin started slowly, "maybe Hulda actually did know."

Both Herbert and Sylvie turned to stare at him.

Herbert stepped toward him, his eyes filled with familiar contempt for Hulda's intellect. "Justin, what are you talking about? She's my wife. Don't you think I'd know what she's capable of?"

Justin looked at Herbert, his lips parting slightly.

*Maybe you really don't.*

He desperately wanted to ask Herbert: Did you know Hulda is a master mechanic? Did you know she has an encyclopedic knowledge of wine vintages and can identify them just from a single sniff?

But the words died in his throat.

For some inexplicable reason, a strange, selfish impulse took root in his chest. An impulse he couldn't quite understand, but one strong enough to keep his mouth shut.

Seeing Justin hesitate, Herbert chuckled dismissively. "I get it, you're just being sarcastic."

His best friend had always looked down on Hulda, spending the last seven years urging him to file for divorce.

Sylvie listened to their exchange, then added softly, "If she really did know, then what she did was just cruel. We were all so excited for the retreat, and she tried to stop us purely out of her own selfish spite. She didn't spare a single thought for you, Mr. Jewell. And look at how much time has passed since the accident—she hasn't even bothered to check in on you once."

Watching Herbert's expression darken further, she pressed on. "Even if she doesn't have the capability to actually help you out of this crisis, she could have at least offered a few words of comfort."

Sylvie's words hit their mark, and Herbert's face twisted into an ugly scowl.

Sylvie was right. H&J's crisis was headline news; there was no way Hulda didn't know about it.

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