Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 524

"I'm heading out, too." Cedric Clarke left the office with Lawyer Hughes.

Ferdinand turned to his own attorney. "Wait for me downstairs."

The lawyer nodded, then slipped out, leaving the door to click softly behind him.

Briony crossed to her desk, settled into her chair, and opened her laptop. Without looking up, she said evenly, "If there's nothing else, Mr. Ellsworth, you should go. I have work to finish."

Ferdinand lingered, his gaze flickering with emotions she couldn't quite name. "Bryn, will we ever see each other again?"

Briony met his eyes, calm and unflinching.

"Ferdinand, I don't think there's any reason for us to stay in touch."

Something in Ferdinand's expression tightened. "You're still upset with me, aren't you?"

"I'm not angry," Briony replied, her tone steady. "I just don't want any more involvement with the Wentworth Group. We all make our choices, Ferdinand. Becoming CEO was yours. Cutting ties-that's mine."

For a moment, Ferdinand couldn't breathe. He stared at her, lips pressed tight, fists clenched at his sides. But he didn't argue.

...

After that day, life seemed to drift quietly back to normal.

Ferdinand took the contract with him and left behind a hundred million.

showed up in Briony's

inspecting renovations, restoring artifacts, making trips

Stella and Aster around

came home late, but Briony noticed that the lines of worry on his brow had started

enough, on Mario's eighth day at Skybreeze Retreat, Stewart's Maybach rolled up

His big, dark eyes went wide. Forgetting all about his half-built

standing up. Then

moment later, she abandoned her Barbie, flung her arms wide, and

both of his children

tucked himself shyly against his father's shoulder, eyes glistening. In

"Daddy, does

to look at his son's

like a blade twisted in his chest,

known he was sick all

hair,

his head. "I'm fine now, buddy. Don't

He clung tight to his father's shirt,

watched

on her hips and stomped her foot. "Daddy, that's

blinked, then hurried

both just the same, you and Mario.

gentled, warm and soft-the kind

You have to