Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 146

At five o'clock in the evening, a Range Rover pulled up outside the studio.

Briony and James climbed out.

They'd spent the whole afternoon wandering through the supply market, finally managing to track down all the materials they needed.

James popped open the trunk.

There was quite a haul. Briony reached out to help, but James stopped her immediately.

"Don't touch anything. I'll just make another trip if I have to."

"It's really not that heavy. No need to make extra work for yourself."

James shot her an exasperated look, nudging her hand away. "You just want to make trouble for me, don't you? My goddaughter's in your belly-could you please take it easy?"

Briony gave him a sidelong glance. "You're being dramatic."

"No, you're just not acting like someone who's pregnant!" James gathered up a portion of the supplies, closed the trunk, and jerked his chin toward the door. "Let's go."

Briony knew she wouldn't win this one, so she let him have his way.

...

the studio, James carried everything into the restoration

back downstairs for the

returned to her office. She'd just hung up her

at the

"Come in," she called.

her head in. "Briony, Attorney Wentworth is

made Briony pause. She turned

Stewart strode in.

features severe. His eyes fixed on Briony with the kind of scrutiny reserved for

look-cold, assessing—as if she were a

tension, Hannah quickly slipped out and closed the

was frosty. "Attorney Wentworth, you do realize it's after hours? City

you who posted that exposé online?"

why he was here-to confront

even know what she felt

hadn't even had a chance to

It was absurd.

even be

his eyes, her voice icy. "If you're so convinced it was me,

you?" "Think whatever you want." Briony had no patience for this. "If you're so worried about Rosita's reputation,

you." Stewart's gaze grew colder. "But these tricks won't work on me. I've told

one who wanted this divorce. I've done nothing but cooperate from the very start-what more