Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony knelt upright on the unforgiving ground, fists clenched tightly at her sides.

Though she was on her knees, her back remained ramrod straight. Her face was calm, almost serene, as she stared up at Mack, who was still howling with laughter.

There was no fear or pleading in her delicate features. If anything, her eyes flashed with stubborn defiance-a refusal to break.

That only infuriated Mack further.

Not humble enough. Not nearly humiliated enough.

"Briony! That's not how you beg for mercy!" Mack stormed down the steps, grabbed a fistful of her hair, and yanked her head back hard.

A jolt of pain shot through Briony, making her brow crease. Forced to look up at him, tears sprang to her eyes from the sting, but she stayed silent. Gritting her teeth, she glared at Mack, refusing to utter a sound.

Her defiance stabbed at him, sending his temper flaring. He pressed her head toward the rough pavement.

"Don't know how to bow your head, do you? Want me to teach you?!"

"What are you so proud of, Briony? You're nothing but the Kensington family's cast-off! Who do you think you are, acting high and mighty in front of me?!"

"You thought Stewart was some prize you could easily snatch? He's just toying with you! His real girlfriend is Rosita Lockwood-daughter of the Lockwoods, the hottest star in Hollywood! You're nothing to him but a disposable plaything. Did you really think he'd break the rules for you, again and again?"

turns with you right here, and Stewart won't

coarse asphalt. The pain drained the color from her face

steps, looking down at her, every face

phone and started filming, sending the footage to a massive group chat-over five hundred

years ago, Briony had defied the Kensingtons

kneeling and bowing her head in humiliation outside

group to another, and

Stella couldn't

supposed to be Briony's surgery, but she hadn't answered

Stella as she rushed

Stewart. "Why are

Bryn. Last night she told me you suggested she ask Stewart

right," Cedric replied. "She came to

talked things over with Stewart the night

Stewart

"That's what I figured."