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

was wrapped in thick

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

and hold her-but she couldn't bring herself

"Why don't you go see her, just for a

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

sigh. “I can tell you're blaming yourself. But none of

Briony didn't respond.

transferred to the

warned that it might be several

days, Ableson and Scarlett barely left the hospital.

had resigned from Lockwood Hospital and taken a position at Horizon

had been thrown into chaos after Quentin's downfall, with the board

Northborough's best-known oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood in the first

everything Quentin had done to Stella, there was no way she could return to Lockwood-and Cedric saw no reason to

The air turned fresh

sunlit morning, Stella finally

had passed

timing was

the clock, but just the night

home to recover, with Ableson insisting on going

Cedric Clarke to keep watch

the first person she saw was Cedric. And

had lost

she

broke that Stella had woken up, Scarlett and Ableson rushed

mask and stood in the doorway, afraid

bed and greeting her softly. "Star, it's

bright, star-like eyes never left Cedric

look she gave Cedric made Ableson frown

to Cedric, frustrated. "What's going on

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