Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 216

Chapter 218

"Surely even someone as busy as you has time for a meal, right?" Garry stood up, smoothing the front of his suit jacket. "All I wanted was to invite you to dinner."

"I'm sorry, but I don't make a habit of dining with strangers." Briony could tell he wasn't here for anything important, and she had no interest in arguing. "You should go. I have work to do."

With that, she turned and walked out of the lounge.

Garry, however, didn't leave.

He sat back down on the sofa, picked up the magazine he'd been leafing through earlier, and idly flipped a page.

It was barely three o'clock.

Once Briony stepped into the restoration studio, she was fully absorbed in her work.

Outside, rain drizzled steadily against the windows.

Time always seemed to fly by when she was focused.

On rainy days, dusk came sooner than expected.

By five, the world beyond the windows was already shrouded in darkness.

The city's neon lights flickered on, painting streaks of color across the wet glass.

A knock sounded at the door-Hannah.

"Come in," Briony called, setting her tools aside and glancing toward the entrance.

Hannah slipped in, shutting the door behind her, her expression exasperated. "So, um, Mr. Ferguson still hasn't left."

Briony blinked in surprise.

She checked the clock.

Five o'clock.

Three hours...

He really has nothing better to do, does he?

her safety glasses and rubbed her brow. "If

in relief. "I'm clocking out

safe. It's wet out there," Briony reminded

will! You too,

Briony just nodded.

one, Hannah and the rest of the

had no desire to go out and face Garry, so she decided to put in a little

was deliberately avoiding

Garry, of course,

emerged from the lounge and

He knocked.

it, but purposely ignored him, turning up the gentle background music to drown

on the message. The corners of his mouth quirked upward

to the music drifting

obvious she was doing it on

he just smiled-his

...

straight through until

She glanced outside.

the frosted glass doors, she

up her bench, slipped out of her work coat, and

sprawling studio

its bed, perked up as soon as Briony

her office, shrugged into her coat,

him a fond pat. "I'm heading home now.

whined softly, reluctant but obedient, watching

locked the main doors and turned-only to jump when she saw Garry

chuckled at her startled reaction, the cigar between his lips curling up in a grin.

frosted over. "Mr. Ferguson, this

Garry stubbed out his cigar and tossed it in a nearby

for chasing after cool, untouchable beauties like you, Ms. Kensington. It does wonders for a

didn't dignify that

elevator and pressed

slid open, Briony stepped

ignored him, pressed the button for the parking level, and stood silently.

cameras in the elevator, she wasn't

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