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

easily: inspecting renovations, restoring artifacts, making

Aster around to

Briony noticed that the lines of worry on his brow had started to smooth out. She figured things must be

day at Skybreeze Retreat, Stewart's Maybach rolled

of his father's car. His big, dark eyes went wide. Forgetting all about his

up. Then she caught sight of the

abandoned her Barbie, flung her arms

of his children into

himself shyly against his father's shoulder,

"Daddy,

to look at his son's earnest

a blade twisted in his chest,

had known he was sick all

hair, then pressed a soft kiss to

"I'm fine now,

tight to his

watched

stomped her foot. "Daddy, that's not fairlyYou're whispering secrets to Mario, and you

blinked, then hurried to reassure his

both just the same,

voice gentled, warm and soft-the kind that could melt anyone's

have to kiss me twice-one extra to make