Stewart's sudden, softened tone caught Rosita off guard. She looked at him, her brows knitting in silent confusion.

But Briony had no time to dwell on Stewart's change in attitude.

Right now, all she cared about was finding her mother.

Any lead, any glimmer of hope-she refused to let it slip by.

She fixed Stewart with a fierce stare. "My mom's missing."

Stewart's brow furrowed. "When did this happen?"

"Last night. After she left your office."

Briony's gaze was icy, her resentment barely concealed.

Stewart flinched under her glare. “Briony, do you really think your mother's disappearance has something to do with me?"

"She vanished right after seeing you! Who else am I supposed to come to?!"

Her voice broke, anger and desperation colliding. Briony's chest heaved, and for a moment the room spun. She pressed her lips together, fighting back tears that threatened to spill from her reddened eyes.

She'd spent the entire night searching-she was at her breaking point.

Seeing Stewart's indifference now, all the frustration she'd bottled up suddenly exploded.

shown up at the hospital last time, my

dragged through the mud online, and my mom wouldn't

never imagined, when I agreed to your arrangement five years ago, that this marriage

listened to her accusations, his handsome features growing colder. "Being married to me is

eyes, unflinching. "If I could go

hot and furious

talk to your mother yesterday," he said, his voice cold and edged with anger. "Instead of blaming me, maybe

man in front of her,

thought she couldn't possibly be let down by Stewart any further, but

smile curled Briony's lips. "Right. I'm

he

up beside

case lately, and he happened to step outside

"Then tell me what

"I barely know Ms. Hudson. She already thought I was the other woman because she knew about the

"Please. Why don't you check your purse and see if you're carrying a marriage certificate? Ms. Hudson was perfectly restrained-if she

tears springing to her

your performance works on the gullible, but I'm

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