9:00 p.m.

The car turned into Southcreek Manor.

Briony and Stella stepped out, heading straight for the front door. Stella pressed the doorbell.

Carl answered. "Ms. Kensington, Dr. Joyner-please come in."

Once inside, Carl turned to Briony. "Ms. Kensington, Mr. Wentworth is waiting for you in his study upstairs."

It was clear Stewart wanted to speak to Briony alone.

"I'll go with you?" Stella offered, a flicker of concern in her eyes.

Briony gave her a reassuring smile. "Just wait for me here." With that, she turned and made her way upstairs.

Stella watched her friend's retreating figure until Briony disappeared from sight, then finally looked back at Carl.

"Is your boss, Attorney Wentworth, out of his mind or something?"

Carl blinked. "Excuse me?"

"Oh, definitely! You have my sympathy." Stella sighed and flopped onto the sofa. "Working for a lunatic must be exhausting, huh?"

Carl was left speechless.

...

outside the

Stewart's low voice sounded from

pressed her lips together, took a steadying breath, turned the

lit. Stewart stood by the floor-to-ceiling window beside his desk, tall and imposing, his profile

turned slightly at the sound, his gaze icy as it landed

the threshold, he raised a

to be in a decent

her latest concession-her willingness to bend yet again—that gave this

"There's no one else here. Just say

stared at her, his dark

gaze for a long moment, neither willing to back

give in, over and over, that you're

"Is that really

and she

behind the desk and picked up a

at the folder in his hand. "What is

and

the reason, Stewart clearly wanted her

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