The phone rang twice before Stewart picked up.

"Stewart, Ms. Kensington wants to discuss something with you... Okay, I'll hand the phone over."

Cedric Clarke passed the phone to Briony.

Taking it, Briony said, "I'd like to talk to you about the Little Nina shares."

Stewart's deep, gravelly voice came through the receiver. "What's on your mind?"

"I want to sell them," Briony replied evenly. "Ferdinand's called several times

asking to discuss the shares. I assume he's doing it for Fred."

There was a pause on the other end. Then Stewart asked, "Do you trust Ferdinand?"

"If he weren't Fred's son, maybe I would," Briony answered matter-of-factly. "Stewart, Fred's running The Wentworth Group now, and you two never got along. I'm worried Fred might take things out on the kids because of you. That's why I don't want any more ties to The Wentworth Group."

sell, just

"You

percent dividend would be a steady financial cushion for her. But now

sell them to someone else,"

way. Better just to

"Why?"

promise Ferdinand that Mario will never return to the Wentworth family. The kids will stay with you. From now on, they'll have no further

listened in silence,

handed the phone back to

to his ear. "Anything else you

negotiates with Ferdinand," Stewart said, voice dropping even lower. “And make sure a lawyer goes over

muttered. "She's got her own lawyers anyway. You

said nothing more; the call

be with you when you talk to Ferdinand. But I'm guessing you'll bring your

and stood up. "Yeah. If there's nothing else,

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