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

fluttered and then closed, her body finally relaxing

a stretcher and carried her

use your bathroom? I want to bathe my

warm smile. "I get it, city folks like

voice trembled with gratitude. "Thank

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

wooden tub, scrubbed it clean, and

filthy, her clothes so worn they tore at

her mother gently, tears slipping down

are you

"Northborough," Briony answered.

Farrah glanced from Briony

with malnutrition, but

the better of her. "That

Briony frowned slightly. "No."

no filter at all. "I

heart twisted with bitter

Julia's hair and frowned. "This is hopeless, all matted up!" Briony gently touched her mother's tangled hair.

"I'll get them."

fetched a pair

cut her mother's hair short, then washed it over and over until

Julia's now-cropped hair, Briony stroked the strands, noticing how two-thirds of it had turned white. Tears

say, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' Your mama's been through so much and

I'll take good care

was finally clean, Farrah called in two

and used to

Julia was transformed-no longer the disheveled, broken

and the village head personally walked them to

to say

small token of my