Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony threw back the covers and stood up. "It's getting late-I should go," she said briskly.

She headed straight for the door, completely oblivious to the sudden shift in the man's expression behind her.

An instant later, a sharp pain shot through the back of her neck—and then everything went black.

Ferdinand caught Briony's limp body as she collapsed, the madness he'd been holding back now breaking through in his eyes.

"Bryn, if you won't listen, I'm afraid I have no choice but to do this."

...

Briony drifted in and out of consciousness, her mind foggy and her body feeling oddly weightless. Though her senses hadn't fully returned, a flicker of awareness began to stir.

She struggled, brow furrowing as she forced her heavy eyelids open.

Streetlights slid past in blurred streaks, their glow flickering through the windows of a dimly lit car interior.

Was she in someone's car?

Briony tried to sit up, but exhaustion dragged her back under, and she slipped into darkness again.

...

The city streets were nearly empty in the dead of night.

A black sedan trailed behind Ferdinand's car, keeping a careful, steady distance.

Ferdinand pulled into the parking

the underground lot, he carried the unconscious Briony into

sedan rolled to a stop a short distance

in black stepped out, his face mostly hidden beneath a baseball cap and a black mask. He moved stealthily, slipping through the emergency stairwell

Ferdinand placed

glanced at him uncertainly. "Mr. Ellsworth, are you sure you want

his gaze locked on Briony's unconscious form—a manic possessiveness shining in his eyes. "She's

Ferdinand's care before;

pushed Briony into the operating

the shadows, watching. After a moment, he slipped into a side corridor and dialed a number. "She's just been brought in. Get your team

hour later, Briony was

"How did it

Ellsworth. You can rest easy,"

rare smile flickered across Ferdinand's

Don't worry-I won't let you bear the burden of pregnancy. I'll find someone else to carry

sleep, unaware of anything that had

to her forehead. "Soon, Bryn,

Briony finally came to, she

nurse was changing

nurse said warmly. "Once this bag's done,

blinked at her. "What

low blood sugar. Your friend

Briony echoed, confused-just as