Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 61

Chapter 62

Briony blinked, her gaze steady. "Do you know why I rang the doorbell at

Southcreek Manor today?"

Stewart offered no reply, his silence stretching between them.

She continued, “Because ever since the moment I signed the divorce papers and moved out, Southcreek Manor stopped being my home. When you visit someone else's house, you ring the bell. That's just common courtesy."

Stewart's brow furrowed. "If Irwin hears you say that, he'll be upset."

Briony let out a soft laugh, the swirling snow doing a fine job of hiding the redness in her eyes.

"You really do live up to your reputation, Stewart-the brilliant attorney everyone admires and fears. You certainly know how to twist the knife."

He remained stone-faced, refusing to argue. To Briony, that look meant only one thing: he couldn't even be bothered to explain.

have felt crushed by

some things needed to be said, if

you think, Stewart? That my behavior today was cruel to

depends on you." Stewart hesitated, then added, "In

did you say those things to him? You want him to understand that blood family is irreplaceable, but

him a look, her voice icy. "Don't you realize how twisted

taken aback. He let out a heavy sigh. "Irwin and Rosita are his real mother and son.

making space for the three of you. I've done my part, played by the

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to Briony like the most natural kind of

I don't know what you ever thought of our marriage, but as far as I was concerned—even if there was no love, I believed we were at least family, that we trusted and cared for each other. But you hid Irwin's parentage from

Briony paused, swallowed hard, and drew a shaky breath,

business partnership, I deserved to know the facts. But you-Stewart, you kept me at arm's length the whole time. Or maybe

thought of you

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