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 go of me,

close their noses nearly touched, his voice icy. "Already saving yourself

Briony shot him a

their faces so close their breath mingled.

Smack!

in the

Stewart froze in shock.

me!" 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.

brow furrowed, his eyes black

bathroom lights were harsh and unforgiving. Briony stared

carefully, Stewart. I'm not your personal release. If you have needs, find someone

go find another woman?" Stewart's jaw clenched, fury blazing in his eyes. "How generous of you,

and I both know this marriage is nothing but an empty

gaze bore

steady. "Even if I were interested in someone else, I

each word deliberate. "But I'm not faithful for your sake, Mr. Wentworth. I'm

become, she would never give anyone the chance

vel

would never

would give people an excuse to look

pressed into a thin,

contact, turned, and yanked open the

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