Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 91

The police had received a tip from a concerned citizen: someone had found a cell phone and a pair of shoes by the river.

By the time Briony and Stella arrived at the station, the officers were already reviewing security footage.

A young female officer handed Briony a sealed evidence bag. Inside were the phone and the shoes, and she asked Briony to identify them.

The phone was Julia's.

And those shoes... Briony recognized them instantly. She'd just bought them for her mother on a shopping trip a few days ago.

Briony's heart dropped, but she shook her head in denial. "These aren't my mom's. They're not..."

"Bryn, please," Stella said, choking back tears as she tried to comfort her. "We have to cooperate with the police—maybe Julia just went somewhere else afterward, okay?"

Briony stared at the phone and shoes before her. After a moment, she closed her eyes in despair. "They're my mom's."

The officer offered a gentle reassurance. "Don't panic. We're reviewing all the security footage along the river. As soon as we know something, we'll tell you."

Briony nodded numbly, her hands clenched together so tightly they had turned white.

There were several cameras installed along the riverbank, and the police soon confirmed what they feared: Julia had jumped into the river at 7:19 p.m. the night before.

water's edge for over an hour before she finally climbed over

getting dark; the camera

watched her mother on

hour,

one could give her an

what about herself? While her mother had been wandering

She had meant to take her mom on a little getaway to Sunwave Bay after her upcoming surgery-a change of

before she could even buy the tickets, Gina

as Julia climbed over the railing,

was a splash. The water rippled, then

like that, Julia

her eyes, clutching her chest as

cry. The world was silent around

and threw her arms around her.

What comfort could she offer? Tell

mother-the only person in the world

her gaze was vacant and hollow, as if her

her

cold. She hated the cold. Star, I have to find her. I

felt Briony breaking apart in her arms. Sobbing, she hugged her even tighter. "Okay, okay. I'll help you look. I promise. I'll stay with