Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 184

Stella took the handkerchief and dabbed at her tears, shooting Stewart a

withering glare. “All the technology in the world can't fill the hole Ms. Hudson left in Bryn's heart. I don't care how real this Christmas dinner looks-it's still just an illusion."

Cedric Clarke pressed his lips together and sighed. He knew Stella was right, but Stewart had done all he could. There was nothing else left.

The dead don't come back.

Cedric glanced over at Stewart.

Stewart had been silent ever since he entered, his dark eyes fixed on Briony inside the experience room. His jaw was set, face carved in sharp lines, every muscle tense.

No one could guess what he was thinking in that moment.

...

Inside the simulator, Briony took a bite of the fried potato cakes. The taste was achingly familiar, but before she could swallow, a wave of bitter sweetness rose in her throat. She managed to choke it down, but her composure crumbled in an instant.

Her mind screamed at her that none of this was real.

Her grandfather and her mother-they were gone.

"Bryn," her mother Julia said softly, "let's finish this Christmas dinner together. For us, this is closure."

gazed at Julia through a blur of tears. She blinked hard, clearing her vision for just a second before it clouded over again. Fat tears rolled down her

doing just fine. Please, sweetheart, stop tormenting yourself. Look forward, won't

miss you

stepped forward

was the most suffocating farewell of

began

drifted

your path still stretches ahead. Keep moving

Another life...

eyes

and gently removed

he said softly, "Mr. Wentworth has arranged a

and

before her were two eerily lifelike

She stared, stunned.

Wentworth provided," the staff member explained. "Our team worked around the clock for nearly a month to finish them. Ms. Kensington, if

said nothing. She stood shakily and walked

touched one

skin felt soft-almost

"At the moment, they only have the basic functions, and the Al core is still in development. Mr. Wentworth knew

something triggered inside the androids, and their eyes shifted