Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Stewart ignored his question and asked instead, "You just got back from the ER?"

"Yeah!" Cedric Clarke strode over and dropped onto the sofa across from Stewart. His tall frame slouched against the cushions, exhaustion written all over him. "I'm dead tired. It was a close call at death's door-if we'd been a minute later, we would've lost him for good!"

At that, Stewart's brow twitched. "That serious?"

"Of course. Internal bleeding. We managed to save him for now, but he'll have to stay in the ICU for a few more days..."

"Internal bleeding?" Stewart cut him off, his dark eyes locked onto Cedric. A storm seemed to gather behind his gaze.

Cedric, eyes shut and rubbing the stiffness from his neck, didn't notice Stewart's sudden change.

"Yeah, just yesterday he was fine, then today-boom, out of nowhere. Makes you realize how precious life really is. You never know what's coming first, an accident or tomorrow. Take my patient, for example-"

"Where is he?" Stewart demanded.

Cedric blinked, startled by the interruption and Stewart's grim expression. "Wait, what's with you?"

"Internal bleeding-who did this?" Stewart's voice was cold, edged with barely concealed rage.

"Did what?" Cedric straightened up, giving Stewart a look like he'd lost his mind. "Man, we're talking about an eighty-year-old. Who would lay a hand on him?"

Stewart froze. "An old man?" He frowned, his clenched fists loosening a little. "The person you just saved was..."

at him, baffled. "Seriously, why are you so worked up about

together, saying nothing, but the look he

you, Stewart? You're off today. Did something big happen this morning? You missed my call-where the hell were

shut

door, frowning and muttering, "Seriously, what's his

room, Briony was just waking

vigil by her side. As soon as

a faint,

Briony had no

on her hips, she spent the next ten minutes

ever go behind my back like

family we're talking about! Did you forget what they did to you five years

to find you today, you'd have died in that

stayed silent throughout the

ran out of steam did she softly say,

this!" Stella shot her a glare,

wrapped around Briony's forehead, Stella