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

was wrapped in thick bandages and an oxygen mask covered her

lively, spirited girl she'd known was now lying quietly and motionless on the hospital

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

you go see her,

her head. "Scarlett's already been through enough, I don't want to upset her

“I can tell you're blaming yourself.

Briony didn't respond.

transferred to the

surgery had gone well, but the surgeon warned that it might be several days before Stella

hospital. Briony called Cedric Clarke every day to check on

and taken a position at Horizon Health

after

was one of Northborough's best-known oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood

was no way she could return to Lockwood-and Cedric saw no reason to

season finally ended. The air turned fresh

bright, sunlit morning, Stella finally woke

had passed

timing was almost

the clock, but just the

anything to Stella, Scarlett went home to

to keep watch

when Stella's eyes fluttered open, the first person she saw was Cedric. And then, something even stranger

lost her

forgotten everyone-except the man she saw when she woke:

up, Scarlett and

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

the bed and greeting her softly. "Star,

bright, star-like eyes

gave Cedric made

frustrated. "What's going

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