Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 699

Stewart didn't bat an eye. "You know perfectly well-your mother and I are business partners, nothing more."

"Boring." Vernon's face was stone cold as he muttered, "Adults are all messed up. My mom's crazy, and so are you."

Stewart frowned. "Watch your mouth."

"I'm just telling the truth. My mom's nuts, Galen. If you let her get her hooks in you, you're doomed." With that, Vernon stalked off down the hall.

Stewart watched him go, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration.

...

Back at Pearbrook Mansion, Briony handed Lori off to Marlene.

She and Maynard had to rush to Westerhaven on short notice.

Their latest investment a big-budget film-had run into trouble. The lead actress, a rising star from Starlight Studios, had been injured in an on-set stunt. Now she was in the hospital, and no one knew how serious it was yet.

This movie was a major production. Starlight Studios was the primary investor, and their own rising star was the lead. Shooting was almost finished, but this kind of accident, so close to the end, was a disaster for the company.

If they couldn't handle it quickly, the losses would be massive.

by car, so Maynard told his

hours later, they arrived

had already called ahead: a fractured lower leg. She wouldn't be back on set anytime

from the fracture, there were no catastrophic

on Starlight Studios and the other

stage would be outrageously expensive, and finding a suitable

an online meeting

approached. "Ms. Kensington, Mr. Maynard-Madeleine

and Maynard

VIP

Maynard

over two chairs for

as she saw them. Briony stopped

looked at Briony, her eyes red-rimmed. "Ms. Kensington, I'm so sorry. I messed

accident, Madeleine. No one blames you." Briony had always liked this twenty-five-year-old-dedicated, talented,

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