Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 411

Briony's scalp prickled as the words hit her.

There was something chillingly deranged about Stewart's calm. It was the kind of composure that made your skin crawl, as if madness lurked just beneath the

surface.

He'd kidnapped her today-who was to say he wouldn't do the same to their daughter one day?

She forced herself not to let her mind go there.

"Stewart, no matter how busy I was on business trips, I always called Little Nina every night before bed-she'd say goodnight to me, every single night. I haven't seen her face in over twenty-four hours now. She's just a little girl, she won't understand."

"That's nothing you need to worry about," Stewart replied, utterly unruffled. "I told the nanny you're somewhere remote, bad reception, can't make video calls."

Briony pressed her lips together.

Of course. If Stewart had gone so far as to kidnap her, he'd make sure to keep up appearances everywhere else.

"Please, just let me call her. She's four, Stewart. If she goes too long without talking to me, she'll get scared."

"That depends on you." Stewart's gaze pinned her. "Bryn, if you cooperate, I won't keep you here forever. Just a week. I just want you to stay with me for one week."

A week?

Stewart's presence

there's nothing left between us. This is pointless," Briony pleaded, staring him down. "Let me go

a cold smile. "A week, Bryn.

stand being

you curious why I need you here for a

"I just

out a low laugh, speaking as if to himself. "I've signed

keep thinking, over and over, how did we end up

bitter, icy laugh. "You

gaze, expression pained.

should be on your knees at your son's grave, begging forgiveness. Maybe if you're lucky, his ghost will come back and tell

gave a tired, helpless smile. "You loved me

Briony froze.

together-weren't they real? Weren't they

was

glared at him,

because you wanted to-because you loved me. You treated Irwin as your own, all because

Briony refused to answer.

she had loved Stewart,

her world was falling apart, when she had no one left. When her mother went to prison, when both the Kensington and Hudson