Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

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.

afar, tears slipping down

was wrapped in thick bandages and an

spirited girl she'd known was now lying quietly

to go to her, to reach out and hold her-but she couldn't

"Why don't you go see her,

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

tell you're blaming yourself. But none of this

Briony didn't respond.

night, Stella was transferred

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

and Scarlett barely left the hospital. Briony called

and

Hospital had been thrown into chaos after

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

had done to Stella, there was no way she could return to

ended. The air turned fresh and dry,

sunlit morning,

passed

timing was almost

but just the night before, Scarlett-worn out by exhaustion-had come down

Scarlett went home to

to keep watch over

eyes fluttered open, the first person she saw was Cedric. And then, something

lost her

everyone-except the man she saw

up,

and stood in the doorway, afraid to

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

reacted. Her bright, star-like eyes never left

look she gave Cedric made Ableson

frustrated. "What's