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.

from afar, tears slipping down her face in

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

lying quietly and motionless on the hospital bed,

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

you go see

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

tell you're blaming yourself. But none of

Briony didn't respond.

transferred to the intensive care

but the surgeon warned that it

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

from Lockwood Hospital and taken a position at Horizon Health

after Quentin's downfall, with the board

oncologists. He'd only joined Lockwood in the first place

was no way she could return to Lockwood-and

The air turned fresh and dry, and summer warmth crept

a bright, sunlit morning, Stella

passed since her

was

and Scarlett had stayed by Stella's side around the clock, but just the

Stella, Scarlett went home

Cedric Clarke to keep

open, the first person she saw

had lost her

she saw when she woke: Cedric

broke that Stella had woken up, Scarlett

sick, wore a surgical mask and stood in the doorway, afraid to get too close

by the bed and

bright, star-like eyes never

adoring look she gave Cedric made Ableson frown with

turned to Cedric, frustrated. "What's going on with

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