Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 31

Briony smiled warmly. "Good boy, Irwin. You're the most thoughtful one."

Irwin grinned, satisfied. "Mom, you're the best mom in the whole world. I love you!"

A gentle warmth filled Briony's heart as she reached out to ruffle Irwin's hair.

Standing nearby, Stewart watched their exchange in silence. His expression stayed as calm and unreadable as ever, those dark eyes giving nothing away.

Once Irwin was asleep, Briony glanced at the clock. It was already 11:30.

City Hall would be closed by now.

She sighed, then turned to Stewart. "I'm heading out. Tomorrow afternoon, bring the marriage certificate and the agreement. Be at City Hall by two, sharp."

Stewart met her gaze, his voice low and even. "I can't make it tomorrow afternoon."

Briony's patience snapped. Her face turned cold. "What is it this time?"

"There are still a few unreasonable terms in the agreement that need to be fixed."

"Impossible!" Briony clenched her teeth. "You wrote that agreement yourself. How could anything be wrong with it?"

it

Briony froze. "You didn't?"

at the time," Stewart explained, pausing briefly. "I had one of the junior associates at

still legally counts as a post-marriage venture. We need to clarify the division of assets

realized she'd

with that she never bothered to have a lawyer review the agreement. The

looked at Stewart. "How long

next couple of

leaving on a business trip tomorrow," she

faint, indifferent smile. "It'll be ready before you

finished her postpartum recovery, she could get the divorce finalized and finally put it

pushed down her frustration, grabbed her purse, and left-never once glancing

...

hour later,

nap. He'd been a bit down after Briony left, but as soon as Rosita

handed Irwin over to Rosita, then headed off to

washed the fruit Rosita had brought and

sat on the bed, plucked a green grape from the bunch, and handed it

You're the best, Mom! Mom Bryn didn't