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.

from outside: "Bryn, can I come

up and went to open the

huge basket of lilies was thrust into

and saw an

looked miserable, so I stopped and

to speak, when a sneeze escaped

his

mouth, frowning a little. "But I am sensitive

much

Maynard and I have some business to

Stewart got up and headed for the door, pausing

hands. Then he

not to keep them here. I'll take them out for you and

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

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

agreed, and carried the basket

watched Stewart's retreating

Hypocrite.

to the undercurrents

Maynard, let's go

and followed Briony into

rarely came by Pearbrook

send Carl Shaw to pick up

for a

Carl occasionally crossed paths. He was always polite,

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