Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

At the precinct, the officers replayed the traffic footage: Briony's car sat still even three seconds after the light turned green, but Mack hadn't slowed down at all— resulting in a rear-end collision.

"Even though the first car delayed starting, the second car failed to slow down at the intersection. This misjudgment caused the crash, so the driver at the back is fully responsible," the officer explained. "You two can discuss: do you want to go through insurance or settle privately?"

"Officer, look-I'm injured!" Mack pointed at a tiny scrape on his forehead, exaggerating his distress. “I'm feeling dizzy, nauseous-I need to get checked at the hospital!"

"You can go," the officer replied, "but we need to finish the paperwork here first."

"No way, I'm about to throw up!" Mack clutched his head, feigning agony. "You'd better get me to a hospital right now, or if anything happens to me, you'll all be held responsible!"

He was clearly just trying to make trouble.

Sitting nearby, Briony watched Mack's performance with cold detachment.

She knew Mack could easily pay for the damages he was just doing this to spite her. This accident was nothing more than his opening act in a game designed to torment her.

"If the party at fault refuses to cooperate, then we'll let the courts handle it," came a deep, commanding voice.

Briony blinked in surprise and turned to see Stewart striding in from the hallway.

He was tall and composed, and crossed the room with effortless confidence before coming to stand at her side.

handle this," he said quietly, his words simple but landing with the

she'd stopped caring about Stewart long ago, yet in that moment her heart stuttered, betraying her true

been undone by the smallest

her gaze, she clenched her hands on her

with this herself. But if Mack insisted on causing trouble, it would only waste more time and energy-something she couldn't afford, not with surgery scheduled

she accepted Stewart's

dare make another scene. He was forced to cooperate, and within ten minutes, the paperwork was

to the repair shop, and she'd be without it for at

Briony a hateful glare, but didn't dare look at Stewart. Scowling, he

the precinct, Briony turned to Stewart. "Thank

her, noting the polite distance in her tone. His eyes softened, just a shade. "You're still my wife, at least in name. I'm

the first time Stewart had said something

Briony's studio was just getting off the ground and she was struggling against competitors, Stewart

moved-naïvely believing maybe he

reasoning had always been the same: they were legally married, their reputations

man, Briony felt an ache in her