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

stood up and went to open

lilies

the university and saw an old lady selling flowers on

looked miserable,

blinked, about to speak, when

his back. "You're allergic to fresh

and mouth, frowning a little. "But I

much

and I have some

headed for the door, pausing to eye the

he looked straight at

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

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

waste to just throw them out," Briony said. "Give them to

agreed, and carried

watched Stewart's retreating back, grinding

Hypocrite.

no attention to the undercurrents between the

let's go

followed Briony into

Stewart rarely came by Pearbrook

Carl Shaw to pick up the kids and take them

for a couple of

paths. He was always

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