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.

voice came from outside: "Bryn, can I

went to open the

huge basket of lilies

driving past the university and saw

explained. "It's freezing out there, and she looked miserable, so

blinked, about to speak, when a

his

pressed a hand over her nose and mouth, frowning a little.

much for

I have some

ahead." Stewart got up and headed for the

Then he looked

it's probably best not to keep them here. I'll take them out for you and throw

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

waste to just throw them out," Briony said. "Give them to Marlene and let her share them with

and carried the

watched Stewart's retreating back,

Hypocrite.

no attention to the undercurrents

Maynard, let's

gathered himself and followed

that day, Stewart rarely came by

days, he'd send Carl Shaw to pick up the kids and take

for a

occasionally crossed paths. He was

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