Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 640

Ferdinand sat behind the wheel, blood trickling down his forehead.

Yet he was laughing a cold, hollow laugh that echoed with despair. "Bryn, be good. Come back. Take one more step, and I'll have no choice but to pull the trigger."

Briony met his gaze, unflinching.

The gun was pointed right at her; fear clawed at her chest-she'd have to be inhuman not to feel it.

But after coming this far, how could she possibly turn back now?

"I'm not going back, Ferdinand."

Slowly, Briony lifted her hands. She removed her veil, slipped off her earrings, tugged the necklace from her throat.

With the back of her hand, she wiped the lipstick from her lips, her steady eyes never leaving Ferdinand. "I'd rather die than be your bride."

Ferdinand stared at her, eyes bloodshot and wild.

"Bryn, you're breaking my heart."

Briony gave a small, determined smile, then turned away, walking forward without hesitation-

Bang!

A shot rang out. The bullet struck the earth at her feet.

She froze for a split second—a reflexive flinch in the face of danger.

But then, gathering her skirts, she pressed on, stepping through mud and puddles toward freedom-

Bang!

the trunk of a tree

if ready to meet death with open

One step, two steps...

the muddy ground, her dress sodden and filthy. She was a mess, but her resolve

figure seemed so slight in the

"BRIONY!"

rest of

the gun

said you can't leave! If you have to die, then you'll die by

her gown and

the woods, branches tearing at her, heart pounding. Ferdinand thundered after her, but ahead of her-she saw

She was lost.

before her, Briony

this was always how her story would

were so many paths down the mountain, but she had chosen

turned in an instant. The sky, clear only moments ago, darkened with

howled, leaves rustling

her long black hair streaming

took a step

the trees, shouting frantically, “Bryn, I'm

go. Otherwise,

apart, a gulf neither

poured down in

dress, soaked through, clung to

She couldn't run anymore.

ending

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