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.

through the iron gates of Southcreek Manor and wound

got out as soon as the car stopped. She

outside, a high-definition

yanked open the nightstand drawer-but the marriage certificate was nowhere to be

left it there before she

she found the certificate tucked away in a drawer

around and left it there by mistake?

Briony strode down the hall to

Stewart called

"Found the marriage

down on his desk. Stewart was typing at his

and looked up

you

vanity

raised an eyebrow.

"I was sure I left it in the nightstand. Maybe Irwin took

back

fell silent. Maybe she really had remembered

changing the subject. "And by the way, I don't want

"Why not?"

was part of the truth, but not the whole of it. Still, she saw no reason to explain herself further. Stewart probably wasn't interested

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 for

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

moment's thought, then replied in an even