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.

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

was getting dark; the camera couldn't capture

mother

wondered, in that endless hour, what

one could give

her mother had been wandering the riverbank, what

her mom on a little getaway

she could even buy the tickets, Gina

footage as Julia climbed over the railing, arms outstretched,

The

that, Julia was

chest as she slowly

The world

and threw her arms

could she

her mother-the only person in the

vacant and hollow, as if her soul had

her

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

even tighter. "Okay, okay. I'll help you look. I promise.