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

then closed, her body finally relaxing

onto a stretcher

turned to Farrah. "Could I use your bathroom? I want to bathe my mom and help her change into something clean and

folks like you always keep up appearances. My place isn't fancy, but let

trembled with gratitude. "Thank you. I

fate we crossed paths,

out the big old wooden tub, scrubbed

clothes so worn they tore at

her mother gently, tears slipping

are

"Northborough," Briony answered.

real city girl!" Farrah glanced from

was gaunt and sallow with malnutrition, but her delicate

of her. "That man outside,

Briony frowned slightly. "No."

must've guessed wrong." Farrah was the type to speak her mind, no filter at all. "I just thought you two looked

twisted with

for Irwin Wentworth-nothing more. Farrah tried combing Julia's hair and frowned. "This is hopeless, all matted up!" Briony gently touched her mother's tangled hair. There were so many

"I'll get them."

fetched a pair of

washed it over and over until it

stroked the strands, noticing how two-thirds of it had turned white. Tears blurred her

her. We always say, 'What

sniffled. "From now on, I'll take good

Julia was finally clean, Farrah called in two

women were strong and used to hard work—they

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

village head personally walked them

to say

"Thank you. This is a small token of my appreciation