Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 303

The return trip would take another four hours a daunting challenge for Julia in her current state.

Briony couldn't bear the thought of sedating Julia, but deep down, she knew it was the only option left.

Even administering the sedative was proving difficult.

Julia refused to let anyone near her.

Perhaps it was the sheer number of people today. Normally, Julia would at least let Farrah approach, but as soon as Farrah stepped into the barn, Julia shrieked

in terror and hurled fistfuls of straw at her, trembling with panic.

Farrah had no choice but to retreat.

"Maybe it's just too crowded for her," Farrah sighed. "It's usually just me coming in -she never acts like this."

"Then we need to be firm," Stewart said, the authority in his voice unmistakable. "Judd, take the team and go in."

Before Briony could protest, Judd and the other four team members rushed into the barn.

"Wait!" Briony started forward, but Stewart caught her arm.

"Briony, I know you want to spare Mrs. Hudson, but when someone's lost touch with reality, this is the only way."

Briony froze.

She watched, helpless, as Judd and the others pinned Julia to the ground.

Julia was terrified, her face streaked with tears and snot, wailing incoherently- Briony couldn't make out a word.

Briony herself was already crying, unable to watch as the straw beneath Julia grew damp.

She pressed a hand to her chest, squeezed her eyes shut, and turned away.

needle pierced Julia's

sedative worked quickly; Julia's eyelids fluttered and then closed, her body finally relaxing into a deep

a stretcher and carried her out of the

use your bathroom? I want to bathe my mom and help her change into

it, city folks like you always keep up

with gratitude. "Thank you.

It's fate we crossed paths, isn't it? All right,

old wooden tub, scrubbed it clean, and had them settle

worn they tore at the

her mother gently, tears slipping down her cheeks the entire

"Where are

"Northborough," Briony answered.

real city girl!" Farrah glanced from Briony

sallow with malnutrition,

the better of her. "That man outside, the

Briony frowned slightly. "No."

to speak her mind, no filter at all. "I just thought you two looked good together!

twisted with

combing Julia's hair and frowned. "This is hopeless, all matted up!" Briony

"I'll get them."

fetched a

mother's hair short, then washed it

noticing how two-thirds of it had

tried to comfort her. "Sweetheart, the important thing is you've found her. We always say, 'What doesn't

"From now on, I'll take

finally clean, Farrah called in

to hard work—they

help, Julia was transformed-no longer the disheveled, broken woman

the village head personally walked them to the

to

a small token