Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony slid into the driver's seat, slipped the pregnancy test into her purse, and was just about to start the car when her assistant, Hannah Lane, called.

"Briony, I just got off the phone with the client. They want us to deliver the Veiled Elegance artifact by tomorrow."-

Briony frowned. "I thought we agreed on a week for delivery?"

"Something must've come up on their end. The project manager said as long as we make the deadline, payment isn't an issue."

Briony considered for a moment. "Tell them we'll deliver the day after tomorrow- at a fifty percent markup."

"But the manager sounded pretty adamant-"

"That's my absolute limit," Briony said firmly. "If they can't accept that, I'll refund the deposit."

"Understood. I'll get back to them right away."

As soon as the call ended, Briony was about to put her phone away when her thumb accidentally tapped a trending news alert.

Stewart was trending.

More specifically, Stewart and the famous actress Rosita Lockwood were trending together.

#Oscar-winner Rosita Lockwood Spotted With Billionaire Boyfriend-Romantic Week in Paris Ends With Late-Night Return!#

The photo didn't show Stewart's face, but even from the side, Briony recognized him instantly.

She stared at the image, unable to look away.

lashes fluttered. She swiped out of the news

as she'd expected, at five in the morning,

read: *"Searching and searching, I ended up right back where I started. Thankfully, you're still

could almost see Stewart and Rosita wrapped in each other's arms, watching the dawn

rushed off last night-to catch the sunrise with the

smile tugged at Briony's

herself for

held no place in his heart, and still, she couldn't help checking up on him—like a petty thief hiding in the shadows, spying

moth to a flame, she only had herself to

was

enough, Briony thought, Stewart

that was for the

split, she could finally disappear from his world-strangers again, nothing left

off the foolish hope she'd buried

pulled up outside the Wentworth family's old estate, parking in a

toward the house. The staff she passed barely spared

Briony's expression didn't change.

on her from the start. The staff followed suit, barely concealing their disdain. If it weren't for Irwin, Briony wouldn't have set foot in this

"Mom!"

as Briony stepped into the grand living room.

came to get

koala, his voice trembling with hurt. "Grandma just told