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.

crushed by that-hurt,

things needed to be said, if only to finally lay them to

That my

hesitated, then added, "In his heart, you're someone Rosita

to him? You want him to understand that blood family is irreplaceable, but you also

a look, her voice icy. "Don't

aback. He let out a heavy sigh. "Irwin and Rosita are his

back. "Me stepping aside was my way of making space for the three of you. I've done

unreadable in the swirling

now felt to Briony like the most natural kind

that we trusted and cared for each other. But you hid Irwin's parentage from me. You

Briony paused, swallowed hard,

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

thought of

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