Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 32

At the precinct, the officers replayed the traffic footage: Briony's car sat still even three seconds after the light turned green, but Mack hadn't slowed down at all— resulting in a rear-end collision.

"Even though the first car delayed starting, the second car failed to slow down at the intersection. This misjudgment caused the crash, so the driver at the back is fully responsible," the officer explained. "You two can discuss: do you want to go through insurance or settle privately?"

"Officer, look-I'm injured!" Mack pointed at a tiny scrape on his forehead, exaggerating his distress. “I'm feeling dizzy, nauseous-I need to get checked at the hospital!"

"You can go," the officer replied, "but we need to finish the paperwork here first."

"No way, I'm about to throw up!" Mack clutched his head, feigning agony. "You'd better get me to a hospital right now, or if anything happens to me, you'll all be held responsible!"

He was clearly just trying to make trouble.

Sitting nearby, Briony watched Mack's performance with cold detachment.

She knew Mack could easily pay for the damages he was just doing this to spite her. This accident was nothing more than his opening act in a game designed to torment her.

"If the party at fault refuses to cooperate, then we'll let the courts handle it," came a deep, commanding voice.

Briony blinked in surprise and turned to see Stewart striding in from the hallway.

tall and composed, and crossed the room with effortless confidence before

seated. I'll handle

thought she'd stopped caring about Stewart long ago, yet in that moment her

by the smallest gestures

gaze, she clenched her hands on her knees, long

waste more time and energy-something she couldn't

accepted

to cooperate, and within ten minutes, the

car would be sent to the repair shop, and she'd be without it for at least a

hateful glare, but didn't dare look at Stewart. Scowling,

the precinct, Briony turned to Stewart. "Thank

just a shade. "You're still my wife, at least in

wasn't the first time Stewart had said something

off the ground and she was struggling against competitors, Stewart had

deeply moved-naïvely believing maybe he

the same: they were legally married, their reputations intertwined. He was simply

man, Briony felt an ache in her

hold onto him, yet her heart betrayed