Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 350

He'd spent his life calculating gains and losses, mastering every tactic to stay in control. Logic and numbers were his language; that's how he analyzed everyone and everything around him. Over time, he'd walled off any emotional need inside himself.

By ignoring his own feelings, it was inevitable he'd overlook his partner's as well.

And with all the medication he was taking...

Cedric Clarke felt a tangle of emotions he couldn't quite name.

"Stewart, maybe it's time you take a hard look at your marriage with Briony," Cedric said quietly. "Ask yourself are you really holding on just for the sake of the kids? Or is it just because Briony seems like the 'right' fit?"

"I don't know," Stewart admitted, his gaze dropping to the half-empty glass in his hand. "All I know is, I don't want a divorce."

"I always thought you loved Briony without realizing it. But now, it seems to me you've never truly cared for her at all."

Stewart's grip on his glass tightened, knuckles turning white. "So you're saying she only endured everything because she loves me?"

would it be?" Cedric shook his head and sighed. "Look, Stewart, I don't mean to kick you while you're down, but honestly, you brought a lot of this on yourself. Briony put up with so much-she sacrificed her happiness for you because she loved you. But think about it: what have you

and all you can talk about is how to keep this marriage afloat for practical reasons. But you don't love her, Stewart. So what right do you

stared at the table, his jaw clenched tight, unable to say

want my advice on how to make your wife

Cedric's

eyes

her happy. You'd know how to make her smile. But you don't even know her, Stewart. How are you supposed to win her back if you

understand her?"

about what I'm

Cedric stood, voice steady.

she fell in love with you along the way, or maybe she had feelings for you from the start-I don't know. But what

kept everyone in the dark-me included-and asked Briony, your own wife, to stand up and issue statements for you and Rosita. That alone disqualifies you from claiming to be

her act now. But the fact remains, your son died because of her. You can't change that. And as

words echoed through