Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 522

The phone rang twice before Stewart picked up.

"Stewart, Ms. Kensington wants to discuss something with you... Okay, I'll hand the phone over."

Cedric Clarke passed the phone to Briony.

Taking it, Briony said, "I'd like to talk to you about the Little Nina shares."

Stewart's deep, gravelly voice came through the receiver. "What's on your mind?"

"I want to sell them," Briony replied evenly. "Ferdinand's called several times

asking to discuss the shares. I assume he's doing it for Fred."

There was a pause on the other end. Then Stewart asked, "Do you trust Ferdinand?"

"If he weren't Fred's son, maybe I would," Briony answered matter-of-factly. "Stewart, Fred's running The Wentworth Group now, and you two never got along. I'm worried Fred might take things out on the kids because of you. That's why I don't want any more ties to The Wentworth Group."

sell, just do it-sell them

"You

were better than cash-as long as The Wentworth Group was stable, that ten percent dividend would be a steady financial cushion for her. But now the company's changed

sell them to someone

just to hand them over

"Why?"

the price a little lower, as a gesture. Consider it sending a clear signal to Fred," Stewart said, his tone low. "And make sure you promise Ferdinand that Mario will never

silence,

the phone back

his ear. "Anything else

Ferdinand," Stewart said, voice dropping even lower. “And make sure a lawyer goes over the contract line by

it," Cedric muttered. "She's got her own lawyers anyway. You worry too much. If

more; the call

across at Briony. "Stewart wants me to be with you when you talk to

and stood up. "Yeah. If there's nothing

Cedric gathered the papers into a folder and handed it to her. "Stewart worked hard for these. He wanted