Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 348

He'd always thought that taking a family trip together once a year was something he did well-as a husband, and as a father.

But lately, maybe because Cedric Clarke was such an exemplary dad, Stewart found himself reflecting more and more during his rare moments of downtime.

Except, when he actually looked back, he realized he hadn't been all that present in those five years of marriage...

"Why are you so quiet all of a sudden?"

Snapping out of it, Stewart cleared his throat. "Got time to grab a drink?"

"Drinks?" Cedric Clarke shot back without hesitation. "No way. If my wife finds out, I'll be sleeping on the couch for a week!"

Stewart just stared at his phone.

"Wait, aren't your wife and daughter home too? How do you even have the nerve to go out drinking?"

"They're at Skybreeze Retreat today."

"Don't tell me―mother and daughter packed up and ran away?"

Stewart pinched the bridge of his nose. "No, Mrs. Winslow's visiting. They'll probably be staying at the retreat all week."

Now Cedric finally caught a whiff of something off.

"Stewart, you sound a little jealous, you know."

" Just come out for a drink with me."

in the end, they were friends. Seeing Stewart all alone, he felt a pang of

negotiate with my boss at home, but I can't promise anything.

hung up and rolled down

drifted in, cool and

of his shirt, but that tightness in his chest wouldn't go

he simply stepped out of

him, he leaned against it, lit

streetlamp, his profile was sharp and

up nearby. The driver,

Out here all alone? Want to take a spin up

expression

dark and unreadable in the

She

until she was far

til she

saw-absolute ten. Gorgeous, I swear! Flirt with him? Are you kidding? I didn't even dare get out of the car! The

lounge, Stewart was already halfway through a bottle

sat down beside him and snatched the

makes it worse, you know. Don't forget you're

looked up at Cedric, a faint, wry smile tugging at his

shirt, puzzled. "I don't

don't. You're

"Well, do you smell a hint

pressed his