Chapter 164

9:00 p.m.

The car turned into Southcreek Manor.

Briony and Stella stepped out, heading straight for the front door. Stella pressed the doorbell.

Carl answered. "Ms. Kensington, Dr. Joyner-please come in."

Once inside, Carl turned to Briony. "Ms. Kensington, Mr. Wentworth is waiting for you in his study upstairs."

It was clear Stewart wanted to speak to Briony alone.

"I'll go with you?" Stella offered, a flicker of concern in her eyes.

Briony gave her a reassuring smile. "Just wait for me here." With that, she turned and made her way upstairs.

Stella watched her friend's retreating figure until Briony disappeared from sight, then finally looked back at Carl.

"Is your boss, Attorney Wentworth, out of his mind or something?"

Carl blinked. "Excuse me?"

"Oh, definitely! You have my sympathy." Stella sighed and flopped onto the sofa. "Working for a lunatic must be exhausting, huh?"

Carl was left speechless.

...

the

Stewart's low voice sounded from

breath, turned the

Stewart stood by the floor-to-ceiling window beside his desk,

at the sound, his gaze icy as it landed

threshold, he raised a dark eyebrow. "Afraid

frowned. Oddly enough, Stewart seemed to be in a decent

willingness to bend yet again—that gave this man his familiar sense

voice was cold. "There's no one else here.

just stared at her, his dark eyes

other's gaze for a long moment, neither willing to

give

"Is that really how you

were icy, and she didn't

and picked up

glanced at the folder in his hand. "What is

it and

Stewart clearly wanted her to

already here, she saw no point in making a

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