Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"Cheating, Briony? Is that what you think?"

Briony let out a cold laugh. "Stewart, maybe you just can't see decency in anyone because you've never had any yourself."

"Oh, so I'm wrong, am I?"

Stewart closed the distance between them, step by step.

With the bathroom behind her, Briony retreated, lowering her voice in warning. "Don't come any closer."

"What's wrong?" Stewart's expression darkened. "You can get so cozy with Ferdinand and James, but when it comes to me, you act like I'm poison?"

Briony glared, brows tightly knit, wary of waking their daughter. Her voice was a furious whisper. "You're unhinged. I can't talk sense to you. Get out!"

But Stewart wasn't backing down.

He grabbed her wrist in his large hand, dragging her into the bathroom.

"Stewart-!"

Her protest was muffled as the bathroom door slammed shut.

Stewart pinned her against the tiled wall.

He gripped her chin, forcing her to meet his eyes.

"Briony, you're still Mrs. Wentworth. You'd do well to remember that."

chest, finally losing her patience. "Let

close their noses nearly touched, his voice icy. "Already saving yourself for other men, and

shot him a

Stewart pressed, their faces so close their breath mingled. "Legally, I could

Smack!

in the

Stewart froze in shock.

deal ended a long time ago. If you'd just let go,

furrowed, his eyes black

bathroom lights were harsh and unforgiving. Briony

not your personal release. If you have needs, find someone else.

find another woman?" Stewart's jaw clenched,

point reminding me we're married. You and I both know this marriage is nothing but an

gaze

voice cool and steady. "Even if I were interested in someone else, I wouldn't cross

deliberate. "But I'm not faithful for your sake, Mr. Wentworth. I'm doing this

matter how suffocating and disgusting this marriage had become, she would

vel

She would

excuse to

lips pressed into a thin,

contact, turned, and yanked open the bathroom door. Under his

the