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 up the

as the car stopped. She led the way into the

the van parked outside, a high-definition camera recorded every

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

sworn she'd left it there before she moved

the bedroom, growing more frustrated by the minute, until finally she found the certificate tucked away in a drawer of the vanity

Or maybe Irwin had been playing around and left it there by mistake? That seemed

in hand, Briony strode down the hall to the study and knocked

Stewart called

entered. "Found the

it down on his desk. Stewart

and

you find

vanity

raised an eyebrow. "Not

was sure I left it in the nightstand. Maybe Irwin took it out to play

back

fell silent. Maybe she really had

the agreement coming?" she asked, changing the subject. "And

"Why not?"

for me." That was part of the truth, but not the whole of it. Still, she saw

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 him in the future, if

told, Stewart didn't need to offer money; Briony would never turn her back on Irwin if he needed her. But if Stewart wanted to settle things this way, she wasn't going to argue. Better to take the money than have people later claim

a moment's thought, then replied