Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 422

A cold, bitter sneer twisted in Briony's heart.

She stared at him, expressionless. "So what, am I supposed to praise you now?"

"That won't be necessary." Stewart's lips curled into a faint, almost teasing smile. "I just wanted to prove to you there's nothing I wouldn't do for you."

"Is that so?" Briony let out a sharp, humorless laugh. "Then if I told you to throw yourself into the ocean right now, could you do it?"

Stewart faltered.

But after a beat, he gave a low, resigned chuckle. "You want the truth?"

"Absolutely," Briony snapped, her eyes icy. "The sea's right there. If you jump, I'll forgive you. If you survive, consider yourself lucky. If you die-well, that's what you deserve."

"Bryn, I can't die."

He looked at her intently, his tone oddly sincere. "Someone still needs me."

"Of course you can't bear to die. Irwin still needs his perfect father, doesn't he?" Briony jerked her foot away, glaring at him with cold contempt.

"But Stewart, do you know how many times I've wished you would just hurry up and die? Yet somehow, villains always seem to live the longest.”

"I know I can't win against you. So, I hope this is the last time you force yourself into my life. You say I owe you this wedding-fine, I'm swallowing my disgust to repay that debt. But after tonight, I want my freedom back."

The hatred blazing in her eyes was unmistakable.

Stewart's Adam's apple bobbed as he stood. His reply was quiet, almost solemn. "I understand."

...

Night fell.

deck, the wedding march began

Briony, leaning on Bianca and the nurse for support,

had presided over

older now, but wore the same suit as back

dazed, as if time

no guests. Only a few staff

same ones Briony had refused at Skybreeze Retreat. Along with them,

ring finger, the

was Briony's turn to give him a ring, she deliberately fumbled. The ring slipped from her hand, skittering across

to fetch it and

mask of indifference as she let the

out and caught it, sliding the band onto his own ring finger with calm

union in

may now kiss the

Stewart, her

slipped an arm around her waist, leaning

turning

kiss landed on the corner

tensed, shoving him

in one Swift motion, scooped her

and

Sode toward their "bridale

wedding march echoed

looked up at the