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

inside, Briony headed straight for the bedroom. She yanked open

sworn she'd left it there before she

she found the certificate

maybe Irwin had been playing around and left it there by mistake? That

strode down the hall to the study and

in," Stewart

"Found the marriage

on his desk. Stewart

the certificate, and looked up at

did you

the vanity

raised an eyebrow. "Not

it in the nightstand.

been back

silent. Maybe she

subject. "And by the

"Why not?"

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

million-that's from Irwin. You've taken care of him for five years. He depends on you. I want

wanted to settle things this way, she wasn't going to argue. Better to take the money than have people later claim she was only sticking around for