Briony smiled warmly. "Good boy, Irwin. You're the most thoughtful one."

Irwin grinned, satisfied. "Mom, you're the best mom in the whole world. I love you!"

A gentle warmth filled Briony's heart as she reached out to ruffle Irwin's hair.

Standing nearby, Stewart watched their exchange in silence. His expression stayed as calm and unreadable as ever, those dark eyes giving nothing away.

Once Irwin was asleep, Briony glanced at the clock. It was already 11:30.

City Hall would be closed by now.

She sighed, then turned to Stewart. "I'm heading out. Tomorrow afternoon, bring the marriage certificate and the agreement. Be at City Hall by two, sharp."

Stewart met her gaze, his voice low and even. "I can't make it tomorrow afternoon."

Briony's patience snapped. Her face turned cold. "What is it this time?"

"There are still a few unreasonable terms in the agreement that need to be fixed."

"Impossible!" Briony clenched her teeth. "You wrote that agreement yourself. How could anything be wrong with it?"

"I didn't draft it personally," Stewart replied.

Briony froze. "You didn't?"

pausing briefly. "I had one of

though you set it up with your own loan, it still legally counts as a post-marriage venture.

suddenly realized she'd

over with that she never bothered to have a

Stewart. "How

the next couple of days

a business trip

a faint, indifferent smile. "It'll

finished her postpartum recovery, she could get the divorce finalized and

pushed down her frustration, grabbed her purse, and

...

hour later, Rosita

down after Briony left, but as

Rosita, then headed off to his

fruit Rosita had brought and arranged

on the bed, plucked a green grape

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