Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 229

"Emma!"

Stella let out a startled cry. Even though she was wearing her seatbelt, the sudden swerve of the bus sent her tumbling right into Cedric Clarke's side-

Cedric's reflexes kicked in, and his hand shot out to steady Stella. In that instant, he felt something soft brush against his cheek.

Stella had accidentally kissed Cedric on the face...

"Sorry!"

She jerked back immediately, about to stammer out an explanation when the bus lurched again.

Thrown backward by the motion, Stella's eyes widened in alarm!

"Watch out!"

Cedric reached for her just in time, but the bus swayed again—

Stella landed right back in Cedric's arms!

And then, before either of them could react, their lips met-firmly, unmistakably.

Their eyes locked, both of them staring in disbelief, each more stunned than the other.

Stella: "..."

Cedric: ""

Honk, honk-

The bus's horn echoed through the winding mountain roads.

was tossed about,

and turned, forcing the driver to slow

the seatback in front of her, not

This time, though, she was smarter-she

Stella ended up very close to Cedric. Strands of her hair, carrying a faint scent, brushed past his nose and

lasted only a heartbeat, but Cedric couldn't ignore the wild thumping in his

had looked over just then, she would have seen the famously

plane landed in Silveridge at eight that

dry and pleasant, the air

exited the terminal, she spotted Carney and Gwendolyn

"Professor, Mrs. Winslow!"

Gwendolyn

must be starving," Gwendolyn said, taking Briony's

accepting the luggage without a

alright," Briony replied with a smile, then asked, "You've both

coming to pick you up," Gwendolyn said cheerfully. "But I had the housekeeper

arm through Gwendolyn's as

follow immediately, his attention caught by Stewart standing nearby. James had

reason? Stewart was dragging his

needed the papers signed so she could move to Silveridge and prepare for the baby in peace. But if Stewart kept

was formidable-Briony would have a tough time fighting back on her

to make Stewart budge, but as Briony's mentor, he had to at

when he saw Carney lingering

"Professor Winslow."

"Mr. Wentworth."

They shook hands.

lips curving into a faint, unreadable smile. "If you have something to say, Professor, please don't

mind always several steps ahead. Since he'd waited here for Stewart, he decided to get straight