Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 509

Briony pulled out her phone and turned on the flashlight.

"There's no signal," she said, glancing over at Carl.

Carl was already tapping at his own phone, but his efforts were just as futile-no bars, not even a flicker.

He raised his phone, shining its light at the elevator's camera. His expression was grim. "The whole car's lost power."

It was the height of summer. In a sealed elevator with no electricity, if no one found them soon, they could easily pass out from lack of air in a matter of hours.

"Carl, this isn't some random malfunction." Briony met Carl's eyes, her certainty unwavering. "Someone doesn't want me at that board meeting."

Carl knew there was no point in hiding the truth anymore. Briony wouldn't believe him if he tried.

He let out a heavy sigh. "Ms. Kensington, I'm sorry. I should've anticipated this. I've dragged you into it."

"This isn't your fault." Briony closed her eyes for a moment, collecting herself. "Right now, you should be worrying whether Stewart can handle that board meeting alone."

he shook his head. "It's out of our

her gaze, her expression tightening with

contact the outside world, all they could do now was wait

floor, Fred and Stewart-father and son-were facing each other for the first

sharp black suit, his hair perfectly in place-every inch the successful

doing for the past twenty-five years, he

sat behind the imposing desk, his gaze cold as he regarded the man who looked so much like

I call you Fred, or

how Fiona raised you? No respect for your elders." Fred's

disgust and contempt-the same look he'd once given

lips curled into a frosty smile. "Mr. Wentworth, amazing you remember exist. But the man I called father died years ago. I was seven when I carried his

me as your father, I couldn't care less. But I'm taking

no attempt to hide his intentions. The hatred in his

as if the man sitting opposite him wasn't his

remained unmoved, as if nothing Fred could do or say

about him

Fred had come begging for help, Stewart