She wasn't the least bit surprised to see Stewart still waiting for her.

Briony stepped out, locked the studio door behind her, and turned. Her gaze swept over Stewart with cool indifference.

Her eyes were calm, almost expressionless. "I'll be out of town for work the next few days. When I get back, let's set a time to go to city hall and finalize the divorce."

"You're in such a hurry to get divorced?" Stewart's eyes darkened. "Is this about James?"

Briony's expression grew colder.

He was the one cheating during their marriage, juggling two relationships at once -did he really think everyone else was as shameless as he was?

She had no desire to explain herself. Her tone was icy. "If you don't want to cooperate, then I'll just have to file for divorce."

"File for divorce?" Stewart let out a cold, humorless laugh, one eyebrow arching. "Do you really think anyone in Northborough would dare take on my divorce case?"

Briony frowned. "Stewart, what are you doing? There's nothing between us anymore-we have no feelings left, no children together, and no disputes over property. Why does a peaceful divorce have to be so impossible?"

"No feelings?"

her blank, unyielding face, then suddenly stepped in, closing the distance between

lashes fluttered and she instinctively

with one hand, his

the pregnancy, didn't dare struggle too much. "Let

raising my son together, and now you

whatever happened between us, Irwin is innocent. He doesn't understand any of this. He's always believed you're his mother. But you you just cut him

to be Irwin's mother-and you're

I know I'm responsible for what happened to your mother. But

what about my mother?" Briony shot back,

not what I meant. I just think you shouldn't take it out on

asking me if his mom didn't want him anymore. Briony,

go!" Briony was seething, trying to push him

Stewart was far stronger. No matter how hard she pushed, he refused to budge, and her

like before? My

him, voice breaking. "Do you even have a conscience,

retreated several

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