Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 162

"It's the same as what I said on the phone," Briony replied coolly.

She honestly had zero desire to see Stewart ever again.

But Stewart was insistent. "I've had a few drinks tonight, so I won't be going out. If you want to talk, come back to Southcreek Manor."

With that, the call ended.

Briony's grip on her phone tightened, her knuckles turning white.

Stella leaned over, concerned. "What did he say?"

"He wants me to go see him at Southcreek Manor. Face to face."

"What a jerk!" Stella scowled. "He's doing this on purpose, isn't he? You told him last time you'd never set foot in Southcreek Manor again, and now he's insisting you go there to negotiate? Could he be any more infuriating?"

Briony closed her eyes for a moment, trying to steady herself.

The last time she'd been at Southcreek Manor, things had ended badly.

Right in front of Stewart, she'd told Irwin she would never come back.

Of course Stewart remembered. He was the type to keep a grudge.

Now he was forcing her to swallow every word she'd ever said to take it all back, one painful syllable at a time.

Stewart's real

"Bryn, are you... going?"

resolve flickered in Briony's eyes. "I've played the fool for five years

"I'm coming with you. He only said you had to go―he didn't

"Alright."

settled the bill and

door of the next

hopping and skipping into the

and Stella

here was the last thing

in the air, not noticing the waiter pushing a cart loaded with steaming soup straight toward

shouted, panicked, "Careful, kid! Move out of the

cart, Briony and Stella reached out at the same time-each grabbing one of his arms and yanking him back to

Crash!

tumbled to the floor, scattering

motionless. It took him a moment to process what had happened. Then, seeing his broken toy on the floor, his eyes filled with tears. With

action figure! Mom bought it for me!

Lauren hurried out from the private

had already

moment Irwin saw Lauren, he ran

into her arms, sobbing. "Mom bought me that action figure and now it's

glancing at the scattered plastic on

How did