Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"Since you're still worried," Stewart said, his gaze steady, "let's sit down together and revise the agreement now."

"Together?" Briony raised an eyebrow. "You want to go to your office?"

"No, we'll go back to Southcreek Manor," Stewart replied. "And while we're there, I need to look for the other copy of our marriage certificate. I couldn't find it earlier.”

Briony hesitated; she had no desire to return to Southcreek Manor. "The marriage certificate is in the nightstand. I left it right there.”

"I already checked. It's not there."

"I know I put it in the nightstand," Briony insisted.

"I'm telling you, it's not there." Stewart arched a brow. "Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Briony fell silent. She doubted Stewart would lie about something so trivial-there was simply no reason for it.

She let out a quiet sigh and said, "Fine. Let's go."

Stewart walked ahead and opened the passenger door for her. Briony glanced at the script left on the seat-no doubt Rosita's. Without saying a word, she opted for the back seat instead, slipping in and pulling the door shut behind her.

Stewart paused for a moment, then closed the passenger door and moved to the driver's side.

The Maybach rolled smoothly out of the driveway.

A beat-up van parked nearby started its engine and began to tail them at a discreet distance.

Twenty minutes later, the Maybach pulled through the iron gates of Southcreek Manor and wound its way up the drive.

stopped. She led the way into the

a high-definition camera recorded every

straight for the bedroom. She yanked open the nightstand drawer-but the

she'd left it there before

until finally she found the certificate tucked away

Irwin had been playing around and left it there by mistake? That seemed likely-Irwin

Briony strode down the hall

Stewart called from

"Found the marriage

down on his desk. Stewart

at the certificate, and looked up at

you find

vanity table

eyebrow.

was sure I left it in the nightstand. Maybe Irwin took it out to play and put

been back these

she really had remembered

asked, changing the subject. "And by the way,

"Why not?"

for me." That was part of the truth, but not the whole of it. Still, she saw no reason to explain herself further.

manor. And another hundred million-that's from Irwin. You've taken care of him for five years. He depends on you. I want you to be there for him in the

turn her back on Irwin if he needed her. But if Stewart wanted to settle things this way, she wasn't going