Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony turned away from Stewart, no longer meeting his eyes, and staggered forward, barely holding herself together.

"Bryn!"

Stella hurried after her, catching up to help her into the car.

Stewart's lashes trembled. He'd just started to move when Cedric Clarke, unable

to watch any longer, stepped in to block his way.

"Stewart, let it go. She needs someone else right now, and that's not you."

Stewart's expression darkened at those words.

Cedric, frustrated, shook his head. "Honestly, you're hopeless. You just stand there trying to make your presence known, and it's infuriating!"

Stewart shot him a glare, his face like a thundercloud, but said nothing.

Cedric sighed, the whole situation growing more absurd by the second.

the hotel, I said all those things... No wonder Dr. Joyner was giving me that look. Stewart, you totally

wasn't listening anymore. He pulled out his phone and dialed. "I need a search and rescue team.

riverbank, sometimes at the

and night. On New Year's Eve, the officer assigned to the case finally approached Briony and told her the search

station, she told Stella she wanted to stop by

Julia's accident, Briony had locked all her emotions deep inside. It

Stella was helpless. Briony had shut herself off,

her basket with all the foods Julia had

her, eyes stinging with

headed straight for the kitchen and

off or hurt herself,

on, Briony

places, then called Stella

at the hearty, festive meal-everything looked delicious, but she

the empty bowl beside her, then ladled soup into another bowl and placed