Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 687

Briony froze for a moment.

A partnership agreement?

She pressed her lips together, staring at him without blinking.

Stewart met her gaze, barely breathing.

After a long silence, Briony finally said, "I believe you."

Stewart's eyes widened, a surge of emotion flickering across his face. "Bryn, you really believe me?"

Briony gave a tired little smile. "Didn't we start out as a contract marriage, too?"

Stewart looked caught off guard for a second.

"Stewart, you're an adult. And now you're free to do as you wish. Whatever decision you make, as long as you've thought it through, that's all that matters.

Other people's opinions aren't nearly as important as you think."

She looked straight at him, her voice calm. "And anyway, Ms. Cooper is an impressive woman. It's perfectly reasonable for you to choose her."

Stewart frowned, realizing just how wrong she'd gotten the situation.

"That's not it. Xenia Cooper and I-it's not like what we had. It's-"

Knock, knock.

A sudden rapping at the door cut Stewart off.

outside: "Bryn, can I

up and went to

of lilies was thrust into her

university and saw an

freezing out there, and she looked miserable, so I stopped

about to speak, when a sneeze

pulled the lilies behind his back. "You're

frowning a little. "But I am sensitive

much

Stewart. "Mr. Maynard and I have some

headed for

he looked

to lilies, it's probably best not to keep them here.

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

"Give them to Marlene and let her

and

watched Stewart's retreating back, grinding his

Hypocrite.

to the undercurrents between the

Maynard, let's go talk

gathered himself and followed Briony into the

day, Stewart rarely came

send Carl Shaw to pick up the kids and

a couple

occasionally crossed paths. He was

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