Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 239

The air went still, thick with unspoken tension.

Scarlett turned slowly, her movements heavy and deliberate.

Their eyes met, and Briony felt her heart plummet.

Scarlett stared at her, disbelief etched deep into eyes still swollen and red from days of weeping.

"How is this possible..." Scarlett shook her head, let out a hollow, humorless laugh, then whipped around to glare at Quentin, her voice trembling with fury. "Why? Why is this about Bryn?"

Quentin just smiled, cold and unrepentant. “Because I can't stand her," he replied, his tone casual, almost flippant. "I don't want to see Briony happy. So anyone close to her anyone she cares about I'll make sure they pay for it."

"That's your reason?" Scarlett's laugh broke apart into sobs, tears streaming down her face. "Quentin! I'll kill you! You bastard-!”

Scarlett screamed and launched herself at Quentin, but a pair of officers caught her just in time, holding her back as she thrashed in their arms.

Quentin watched her unravel, then threw his head back and laughed, wild and triumphant.

It was too much for Scarlett. Her body crumpled, and she fainted dead away.

Ableson and the police hurried to get her to the hospital.

As Quentin was being led away to the holding cells, he fixed Briony with a chilling, venomous grin. Even with his hands cuffed, he managed to drag a finger across his throat in a grotesque, mocking threat.

James's fists clenched at the sight; he looked ready to lunge, but Briony grabbed his arm, stopping him.

The two of them stepped out of the police station, James seething. "That Quentin is a real piece of work. All that charm—just a mask for a monster."

Briony said nothing.

his shoulder and realized she'd fallen behind, her

to

shaking her head. "It's just... something

"What do you mean?"

spoken. His hatred for me is so... sudden." She frowned, thinking aloud. "And he's

to fall into place. "You

not sure. We don't

them," James muttered, stroking his chin. "But Quentin's the heir to the Lockwood family. He runs the whole

keep asking myself," Briony replied. "They're not even real siblings. Even if they were, how many brothers would throw away their future just

point..." James frowned. "It's strange, isn't it? The head of the Lockwoods, throwing his life

has to be something else going on, something we don't

as she looks. Should we―" James was interrupted

mode these past few days, terrified she might miss any news about

Dr.

immediately. "Dr.

just landed," Cedric said. "We're heading to Horizon

as soon

hung up, and she and

on hard times after Quentin's

Scarlett woke up sobbing in Ableson's arms, crying out for her

did his best to comfort her as they sped

before they arrived, Ableson's phone rang. It

would be at the hospital soon. Ableson was overwhelmed with

they arrived, he and

Stewart were

collapsed at his feet, making as if to