Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 94

Briony ignored her and focused on her own meal, barely glancing up.

That New Year's Eve dinner was shrouded in an uneasy, suffocating silence.

Stella ate in tears, each bite swallowed with more saltwater than food.

Briony, on the other hand, managed to eat quite a bit.

But as she cleared the table, she suddenly clamped a hand over her mouth and bolted for the bathroom, where she threw up everything she'd eaten.

Stella panicked, but Briony just offered a faint smile and murmured that she was simply tired.

It was barely nine o'clock-hours still to go before midnight.

Stella gently supported Briony, helping her to bed.

In the past three days, Briony had barely slept a wink.

And if Briony was awake, Stella couldn't rest either.

Given the state Briony was in, Stella refused to leave her side. She'd called their parents earlier to explain, and they understood, reminding her to take good care of Briony.

Once Briony lay down, exhaustion overtook her and she drifted off almost instantly.

her, and before she knew it, she too

passed when Briony, half-dreaming, heard someone calling her

drenched in sweat, tears streaking her

Boom! Boom! Boom-

of fireworks, bursting in brilliant color. The new year had

glanced over at Stella, who was fast asleep. Carefully, Briony

She needed to find

...

noise and celebration. Families and friends flocked together in joyful crowds to ring

pale dress and slippers, Briony wove unsteadily through the revelers toward the

the river-a Northborough tradition

out at the glowing lanterns until her

held for

Why aren't you

filled the night, but Briony

mother again and

desperate, was swallowed

how she called, there would

through her. Her mother

no longer

fresh wishes

year filled with peace and happiness