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

filled up easily: inspecting renovations, restoring artifacts, making trips to Starlight

kids, meanwhile, stayed at Skybreeze Retreat. With Stella and Aster around

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

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

went wide. Forgetting all about his half-built

Where are you going?" Little Nina called after him, standing up. Then she

her Barbie, flung her arms

and swept both of his children into a

father's shoulder, eyes

"Daddy, does it still

then bent his head to

felt like a blade twisted in

his son had known he was

ruffled Mario's hair, then pressed a

head. "I'm fine

lip trembled. He clung tight to his father's

watched the

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

hurried to reassure

love you both just the same, you and Mario. I

gentled, warm and soft-the

care! You have to kiss me twice-one extra to make