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.

later, the Maybach pulled through the iron gates of Southcreek Manor and wound its

as soon as the car stopped. She led the way into the house, Stewart close

van parked outside, a high-definition camera recorded

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

sworn she'd left it

until finally she found the certificate

she remembered wrong? Or maybe Irwin had been playing around and left it there by mistake? That seemed likely-Irwin was always getting

hand, Briony strode down the hall to the

Stewart called

entered. "Found the

desk. Stewart

at the certificate, and looked up

did you

the vanity

eyebrow.

be misunderstood. "I was sure I left it in

been back these last few

fell silent. Maybe she really had

changing the subject. "And by

"Why not?"

truth, but not the whole of it.

just give you the cash value instead." Stewart's attention was back on his laptop. "I'll give you 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

back on Irwin if he needed her. But if Stewart wanted to settle things

gave it a moment's thought, then replied in an