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.

Julia standing at the water's edge for over an hour before

was getting dark; the camera couldn't capture

watched her mother on

that endless hour, what had

give her

herself? While her mother had been

an itinerary. She had meant to take her mom on a little getaway to Sunwave Bay after her upcoming surgery-a

she could even buy the tickets,

over the

splash. The water rippled, then

like that, Julia

her chest as she slowly sank

cry. The world was silent around

and threw her arms around

comfort could she offer?

person in the world who had truly loved and cared

opened her eyes, her gaze was vacant and hollow, as if her soul

heard her whisper,

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

apart in her arms. Sobbing, she hugged her even tighter. "Okay, okay.