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.

flight attendant's voice returned, gentle and reassuring. "Ladies and gentlemen, we've safely passed through the storm. We apologize for the scare. Our crew will be coming through the cabin-if anyone is feeling unwell, please

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

sick?" he

She shoved his hand away, voice

He called over a flight attendant,

Briony was violently

on her face, waiting for the dizziness to fade. Gradually, her

her with a warm smile

water. "No pills, thank you. I'm feeling much

need anything at all, just let us know," the attendant replied kindly. "Thank you." Briony managed

warm water, feeling the comforting heat settle in her

minutes until landing, Briony gave up on sleeping. She pulled out a paperback from her bag and opened

Stewart kept silent, only glancing

looked calm, her skin pale and

leaned back, and closed his

coach bus was winding

closer they got, the

anywhere like this before. As soon as the bus left the highway for the narrow mountain roads, she

book, glanced out into the pitch-black, then checked his watch and did a quick

blinked in surprise. "Really? I thought you'd be reading something

texts," Cedric said with a faint smile, "but I read Harry

completely honest. "I only

Stella grinned, wagging a finger. "I only read CEO romance novels-like Dumping My Cheating Husband: Now I'm Living My Best Life, or I'm

Cedric stared, momentarily speechless.

leads, you know? Med