Chapter 57

Briony was the first to look away, turning to the older woman and saying, "You've got it wrong-he's not my husband."

"Oh?" The woman blinked in surprise, caught off guard for the first time in her years of sales pitches. After a long pause, she managed, "Oh... I see."

Briony didn't dwell on the awkward exchange. She grabbed a neatly packaged tray of ribs from the meat counter and headed toward the produce section. Stewart watched her go, his eyes cool and unreadable.

...

By the time they returned to Southcreek Manor, it was already noon.

Briony went straight to the kitchen to start lunch.

Irwin was in the living room, tinkering with his new toys.

No sooner had Briony tied on her apron than the glass kitchen door slid open.

She turned and saw Stewart step inside.

"Did you need something?" she asked.

He glanced at the ingredients on the counter, his voice calm. "Do you want a hand?"

"I'm fine," Briony replied without looking up, already busy at the sink.

Stewart stood and watched her for a moment before quietly leaving. She turned on the tap and pulled out the vegetables to wash them.

wasn't long before

these,"

mid-wash, eyeing the plastic gloves

still healing. It'd

on the back of her hand.

gloves, her tone flat.

another word, Stewart left

since he was just recovering from pneumonia, Briony

years, she'd researched countless meal plans for Irwin-meals tailored for a child with a sensitive

but after five years, she moved

five dishes and a hearty soup to the

Go wash your

up, then hurried to take his seat at the table, excitement written all

yam soup for him. "It's hot,

mouth was practically watering as he looked at the spread. He grinned, "Thanks,

a faint smile.

out a chair and sat

her apron, walked it back to the kitchen, and paused. After a moment, she

two bowls of rice, sitting next to Irwin and

from them, Stewart watched her

quietly focused on her own meal. Stewart said

a time, one of those bowls of rice would have

Briony eat with

he stood and

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