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."

shot up her jaw. Briony shoved at his chest, finally

noses nearly touched, his voice icy. "Already saving yourself for other men, and we're

shot

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

Smack!

in

Stewart froze in shock.

ended a long time ago. If you'd just let go, I wouldn't have

his eyes

bathroom lights were harsh and unforgiving. Briony stared him

release. If you have needs, find someone else.

go find another woman?" Stewart's jaw clenched, fury blazing in

and I both know this marriage

dark gaze bore into

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

breath, each word deliberate. "But I'm not faithful for your sake, Mr. Wentworth. I'm doing this for myself. And for Little

disgusting this marriage had become, she would never give anyone

vel

would never

give people an excuse to

lips pressed into

eye contact, turned, and yanked open the bathroom door. Under his stormy gaze, she

her wardrobe, she pulled open the doors. "I'm going to