Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 31

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 the junior associates at the

still legally

suddenly realized she'd

bothered to have a lawyer review the agreement. The

"How

set aside time in the next couple of days to handle it,"

on a business trip tomorrow," she

"It'll be ready before

finished her postpartum recovery, she could get the divorce finalized and finally put it all behind

her frustration, grabbed her purse, and left-never once glancing back

...

hour later,

had just woken up from his nap. He'd been a bit down after Briony left,

over to Rosita, then headed off to

Rosita had brought and arranged it neatly

plucked a green grape from the bunch, and handed it

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