Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 163

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.

...

paused outside the study and

in." Stewart's low voice sounded

took a steadying breath, turned

was brightly lit. Stewart stood by the floor-to-ceiling window beside his desk, tall and imposing, his profile sharp

at the sound, his gaze

the threshold, he raised a

seemed to

was her latest concession-her willingness to bend yet again—that gave

no one else here. Just say what

stared at her, his dark eyes

for a long moment, neither willing

only when I give in, over

smirked. "Is that really

icy, and she didn't answer. Her silence said

up a folder. "Take a look

in his hand. "What

and see

Stewart clearly wanted her to step

was wearing thin, but since she was already here, she saw no point in making a scene. She

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