Chapter 435

"Bryn, you need to calm down."

"I can't calm down!"

Briony's eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Stewart. "I just want to know where my son is!"

Stewart pressed his lips together, a deep crease forming between his brows. "He's not here."

"Not here?" Briony's voice rose, incredulous. "Stewart, are you playing games with me again?"

"I'm not lying to you. He really hasn't come back yet."

"I don't believe you!" Briony shot back, her voice trembling. "If you won't tell me, I'l find him myself!"

She spun on her heel and stormed out of the study.

Stewart didn't try to stop her.

Briony threw open one door after another on the second floor, searching every room.

No sign of her child.

She ran upstairs to the third floor.

checked every single room in the house-even the maid's quarters, even

Nothing.

Her son wasn't there.

felt

He's gone.

He was never here.

as she squeezed her eyes shut, fighting

desk, and grabbed everything within reach-files, pens, anything and hurled them at him in a

vent, standing rigid as the sharp corner of a

scattered across the floor, leaving

last thread

it always have to

over,

put up a fake headstone just to deceive me! How could you?

Drag me here just to

the cemetery today, were you planning to keep this a secret for the

"I never meant to-"

meant to let me go.

her, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed.

Nothing I say will get through to

shook her head. "Fine, I'll listen. Tell me where

pressed into a thin line as he stared at

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