Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 228

Briony froze, yanking her hand back in an instant.

The plane jolted violently, the turbulence so intense that lightning flashed outside the window, thunder rumbling so loud it rattled her skull.

Over the chaos, the flight attendant's calm voice came through the speakers:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're experiencing turbulence as we pass through a storm cloud. Please make sure your seat belts are securely fastened, follow the crew's instructions, and keep your hands on the seatback in front of you..."

Briony had never been through turbulence this bad before.

As the shaking grew worse, panic started to ripple through the cabin.

"Mum, I'm scared, I want to go home "

"Are we going to die? I haven't even met my boyfriend yet―"

"God, please, just get us through this, please—”

Cries and prayers overlapped in a rising tide of fear. Suddenly, the plane lurched with a sickening drop. Screams erupted as the cabin depressurized and the oxygen masks fell from overhead with a thud.

Stewart grabbed a mask and quickly fitted it over Briony's face. "Don't panic. Deep breaths."

Briony squeezed her eyes shut, mind blank with terror.

But the turbulence was so fierce her stomach rebelled. Nausea twisted through her, and she clung to the armrests, desperate for it to end.

Five endless minutes later, the shaking finally eased. The plane broke free of the storm clouds, leveling out at cruising altitude.

and gentlemen, we've safely passed through the storm. We apologize for the scare. Our crew will

over her mouth, but her legs nearly gave out beneath her. Stewart caught her just

feel sick?" he asked

his hand away, voice tense. “Just leave

was, Stewart didn't argue. He called over a flight attendant, who

was violently

dizziness to fade. Gradually, her stomach settled and she felt almost alive

warm smile and offered a cup of hot water

pills, thank

all, just let us know," the attendant replied kindly.

Briony sipped the warm water, feeling the comforting heat settle in her belly. The worst had

Briony gave up on sleeping. She pulled out a paperback from her bag and opened it, eyes

kept silent, only

looked calm,

away, leaned back, and closed his eyes, letting out

bus was winding its way

closer they got, the lighter the

for the narrow mountain roads, she pressed her face to the window, watching the scenery with

her. "How much longer till we get there?" Cedric Clarke looked up from his book, glanced out into the pitch-black, then checked his watch and did a quick mental calculation. "We should be getting close. If it weren't for the rain slowing

blinked in surprise. "Really? I

read medical texts," Cedric said with a faint smile,

shrugged, completely honest. "I only read novels." Cedric's

wagging a finger. "I only read CEO romance novels-like Dumping My Cheating Husband: Now I'm Living My Best Life, or I'm the Billionaire Heiress and Juggling

Cedric stared, momentarily speechless.

laughed. "They're all about strong female leads, you know?