Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 240

Briony pressed her lips together, not in the mood to deal with Stewart right now.

Still, she had to admit-if Stewart hadn't helped, Stella wouldn't have been rescued from Garry so quickly.

Stewart stopped right in front of her, dark eyes fixed on her face. "Why aren't you going in?"

"It doesn't make any difference if I wait here," Briony replied quietly.

"Is it because you saw me?"

Briony said nothing.

Stewart didn't press further, just gave a faint, wry smile. "Stella's a fighter-she wants to live. You don't have to worry too much. I'll get going."

With that, he stepped past Briony and walked away.

She didn't acknowledge him, but his words settled her nerves a little.

As long as Stella survived, that was all that mattered.

***

The surgery dragged on until eight that evening.

Finally, the lead surgeon emerged and announced that the operation had been a

success.

At the news, Scarlett and Ableson broke down in each other's arms, weeping with relief.

Cedric Clarke hugged the surgeon, barely able to contain his excitement. He kept thanking him again and again.

Briony, however, kept her distance.

from afar, tears slipping down her face

in thick bandages and an oxygen

was now lying quietly and motionless on the hospital bed, almost

hold her-but she couldn't bring herself to take a

"Why don't you go see her, just for

shook her head. "Scarlett's already been through enough, I don't want

a sigh. “I can tell you're

Briony didn't respond.

Stella was transferred

gone well, but the surgeon warned that

the hospital. Briony called Cedric Clarke every day to check

Hospital and taken a position at

Hospital had been thrown into chaos after Quentin's downfall, with the

Northborough's best-known oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood in the first place because

had done to Stella, there was no way she could return

fresh and dry, and summer warmth crept into

bright, sunlit morning,

week had passed since

was

had stayed by Stella's side around the clock, but just the night before, Scarlett-worn out by exhaustion-had come down with a

home to recover, with Ableson insisting

Clarke to

eyes fluttered open, the first person she saw

lost

forgotten everyone-except the man she saw when

woken up, Scarlett and Ableson

a surgical mask and stood in the doorway, afraid to get too close to

in, standing by the bed and greeting

reacted. Her bright,

Cedric made Ableson frown with

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