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.

the wedding march began to

as Briony, leaning on Bianca and the nurse for support, limped down the

officiant who had presided over their divorce

little older now, but wore

felt dazed, as if

no guests. Only a few staff from the wedding company, and

produced a pair of wedding rings-the very same ones Briony had refused at Skybreeze Retreat.

wedding band onto Briony's ring finger, the diamond onto her

it was Briony's turn to give him a ring, she deliberately

to fetch it and handed it back to

as she let the ring slip from her fingers

he reached out and

announced the union in a perfunctory

now kiss

at Stewart, her

slipped an arm around her waist, leaning

turning her head

the corner of

tensed, shoving

in one Swift motion,

and

Sode toward their "bridale

wedding march echoed

looked up at the