Chapter 190

Briony remained silent throughout the entire ordeal.

She moved like an emotionless automaton, trailing after Stewart and Irwin as they stopped at tourist hotspots along the beach and outside the church, dutifully posing for every photo.

Off to the side, Stella and Cedric Clarke watched the picture-perfect "family of three." Stella's face was flush with anger, while Cedric stood awkwardly, unsure what to do.

By the time the clock neared eleven, the photoshoot was finally over.

The sun in Accra was at its fiercest, beating down from above. Briony's normally pale cheeks were flushed pink from the relentless heat.

She wiped the sweat from her brow, glancing around for Stella, when suddenly a bottle of water appeared in front of her.

Stewart offered it to her. "Here, have some water."

Briony barely spared him a glance. She didn't take the bottle, her voice cool and

detached as she asked, "The pictures are done. Can I leave now?"

"There's still one last thing," Stewart replied quietly. "Inside the church. Everything's set."

Briony let out a cold laugh. "The divorce ceremony, right?"

an eyebrow. "So

a myth," Briony said, her tone icy. "Even if it were real, why

"After today, it won't

"You're unbelievable." She turned away.

her dress, Briony

over to help with her dress, whispering, "He's really

glancing at the back seat of

"Of course!"

Inside the church.

to the altar, and a string quartet played softly as the staff

trending song called "Divorce in the Republic of Ghana" had made such ceremonies unexpectedly popular, and local wedding planners were quick to cash

companies had begun to offer

had spared no expense to hire one of these companies

a grand, formal

crisp white

the pews, only the wedding company

at Stewart, then at the sparse crowd, a complicated

time in his long career that he'd been asked to preside over a "divorce ceremony"

church for the day and paid

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