Chapter 212

"I'm going to find Stewart."

Rosita's face was tense, her eyes red and swollen, as if she'd been crying

moments before. "Mom, if I don't go now, Ms. Kensington is going to take Stewart from me!"

"What's going on?"

"I'll explain when I get back. Zack, get the car."

Zack hurried off to the garage to bring the car around.

Rosita rushed outside, practically throwing herself into the back seat.

As Lauren watched the car disappear down the drive, she grew increasingly uneasy. She called for a housekeeper to keep an eye on the kids, then hurried back into the house herself.

At the hospital, in Dr. Cedric Clarke's private office.

Stewart stood by the window, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, inhaling silently, one drag after another.

He wasn't much of a smoker-hardly ever, really.

But since he'd walked in, he'd already finished two cigarettes.

And it hadn't even been ten minutes.

enough. When Stewart reached for a third, Cedric strode over, snatched the pack from

you can't

cold gaze flicking over

Cedric hated that look.

into a chimney today, but

a short, bitter

I'm a

his eyes. "Yeah, you are. I don't care how many excuses

and you still

eyes lowering. "No

Cedric frowned. "What question?"

coast, she asked me, 'Stewart, do you know what I've

remember that," Cedric

just lose Ms. Hudson," Stewart said, closing his eyes as his voice tightened, "She also lost a child I never even got to meet."

Cedric fell silent.

made things easier. Stewart had already filled in

better that the baby didn't make it." Stewart's voice

is wrong with you? That was your

truth." Stewart stared out the window, his eyes as lifeless

"Stewart!"

"Say that again and I'll knock some sense into you! That was your own child! Even if you don't love Briony anymore, you can't talk like

But Stewart didn't flinch.

you lost your mind? That was your

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