Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 237

Chapter 240

Briony pressed her lips together, not in the mood to deal with Stewart right now.

Still, she had to admit-if Stewart hadn't helped, Stella wouldn't have been rescued from Garry so quickly.

Stewart stopped right in front of her, dark eyes fixed on her face. "Why aren't you going in?"

"It doesn't make any difference if I wait here," Briony replied quietly.

"Is it because you saw me?"

Briony said nothing.

Stewart didn't press further, just gave a faint, wry smile. "Stella's a fighter-she wants to live. You don't have to worry too much. I'll get going."

With that, he stepped past Briony and walked away.

She didn't acknowledge him, but his words settled her nerves a little.

As long as Stella survived, that was all that mattered.

***

The surgery dragged on until eight that evening.

Finally, the lead surgeon emerged and announced that the operation had been a

success.

At the news, Scarlett and Ableson broke down in each other's arms, weeping with relief.

Cedric Clarke hugged the surgeon, barely able to contain his excitement. He kept thanking him again and again.

Briony, however, kept her distance.

watched everything from afar, tears slipping down her face

was wheeled out, her head was wrapped in thick bandages and an oxygen mask covered her

she'd known was now lying quietly and motionless on the hospital bed,

longed to go to her, to reach out and hold her-but she couldn't bring herself to take a single

"Why don't you

head. "Scarlett's already been through enough,

tell you're blaming yourself. But none

Briony didn't respond.

night, Stella was transferred to the intensive

but the surgeon warned that it might be several days before Stella

the next few days, Ableson and Scarlett barely left the hospital. Briony called Cedric Clarke

meanwhile, had resigned from Lockwood Hospital and

Hospital had been thrown into chaos after Quentin's

oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood in the first

Quentin had done to Stella, there was no way she

rainy season finally ended. The air turned fresh and dry, and summer warmth crept

sunlit morning, Stella

week had passed since her

was

by Stella's side around the clock, but just the

anything to Stella, Scarlett went home to recover, with

left Cedric Clarke to keep watch over

first person she

had lost her

forgotten everyone-except the man she saw when she

had woken up, Scarlett and

and stood in the doorway, afraid to get too close to

the bed and greeting her

Her bright, star-like eyes never left

gave Cedric made Ableson

turned to Cedric, frustrated.

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