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

shot him a

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

Smack!

slap echoed in

Stewart froze in shock.

Briony shoved him away, breath trembling. "Our deal ended a long time ago. If you'd just let go, I wouldn't have stayed Mrs. Wentworth for another

furrowed, his eyes

unforgiving.

release. If you have

woman?" Stewart's jaw clenched, fury

no point reminding me we're married. You and I both know this marriage is nothing but

gaze bore

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

for your sake, Mr. Wentworth. I'm doing

this marriage had become, she would never give anyone the chance to call her

vel

She would never

excuse

lips pressed into a thin,

broke eye contact, turned, and yanked open the bathroom

the doors. "I'm going to bed. Please