Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 33

"Since you're still worried," Stewart said, his gaze steady, "let's sit down together and revise the agreement now."

"Together?" Briony raised an eyebrow. "You want to go to your office?"

"No, we'll go back to Southcreek Manor," Stewart replied. "And while we're there, I need to look for the other copy of our marriage certificate. I couldn't find it earlier.”

Briony hesitated; she had no desire to return to Southcreek Manor. "The marriage certificate is in the nightstand. I left it right there.”

"I already checked. It's not there."

"I know I put it in the nightstand," Briony insisted.

"I'm telling you, it's not there." Stewart arched a brow. "Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Briony fell silent. She doubted Stewart would lie about something so trivial-there was simply no reason for it.

She let out a quiet sigh and said, "Fine. Let's go."

Stewart walked ahead and opened the passenger door for her. Briony glanced at the script left on the seat-no doubt Rosita's. Without saying a word, she opted for the back seat instead, slipping in and pulling the door shut behind her.

Stewart paused for a moment, then closed the passenger door and moved to the driver's side.

The Maybach rolled smoothly out of the driveway.

A beat-up van parked nearby started its engine and began to tail them at a discreet distance.

gates of Southcreek Manor and wound its way

She led the way into the house, Stewart

van parked outside, a high-definition

headed straight for the bedroom. She yanked open the nightstand drawer-but the marriage

could've sworn she'd left it there before she moved

until finally she found the certificate tucked

around and left it there

strode down the hall to the study and knocked on

in," Stewart called from

entered. "Found the marriage

desk. Stewart

at the certificate, and looked up at

you find

vanity

eyebrow. "Not the

left it in the nightstand. Maybe Irwin

been back these

fell silent. Maybe she

the agreement coming?" she asked, changing the subject. "And by the way, I don't want

"Why not?"

the truth, but not

one hundred million in cash for the manor. And another hundred million-that's from Irwin. You've taken care of him for five years. He depends on you. I want you to be there for

he needed her. But if Stewart wanted to settle things this way, she wasn't going to

a moment's thought, then replied in