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,

went

of lilies was

driving past the university and saw an

looked miserable, so I stopped and bought everything she

about to speak, when a sneeze

behind his

mouth, frowning a

...So much

turned to Stewart. "Mr. Maynard and I have

and headed for the door, pausing to eye

he looked straight at

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

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

them out," Briony said. "Give

agreed, and carried the basket

retreating back,

Hypocrite.

attention to the undercurrents between the

Maynard, let's go talk

gathered himself and followed Briony

Stewart rarely came by Pearbrook

send Carl Shaw to

for a

and Carl occasionally crossed paths. He was always polite, and

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