Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 554

James didn't say another word. He turned and walked away.

...

On the way back, Briony suddenly said she wanted to stop by Pearbrook.

James pulled the car over by the roadside near the river.

He walked with her across the crosswalk and onto the sidewalk that bordered Pearbrook.

Late summer nights after a storm always carried a sticky dampness to the city. The river ran swift, its waters churning rather than calm.

The rain had only just let up. There was no one else by the river.

Briony stood gazing out at the dark water, silent for a long time.

James simply stayed by her side, keeping quiet.

Across Pearbrook was Briony's new home; just a crosswalk separated them from

it.

The damp night breeze tugged at her long hair.

Briony lifted a hand to brush the strands from her cheek.

Cedric Clarke's words from the police station echoed in her mind-

[Stewart always said he didn't want a funeral. He just asked me to scatter his ashes in Pearbrook. But now...]

"But now there's nothing left. His last wish can't even be fulfilled."

James caught only a fragment and leaned in, his

"It's nothing."

her eyes on the river. "It's

night was so dark he couldn't make out the expression

they returned to Skybreeze Retreat, they found

see Stella sitting on the floor, playing puzzles with her

up and hurried over, worry etched

fine," Briony tried to reassure her with a small smile. "Why did you come over?

to be swamped with work for the next few days, and there's not much else I can do at least I can keep

busy. There's not much happening on my end. You really didn't need to

Briony as well as she did, she might have been fooled by

tugging Briony up to the second floor without

pulled Briony into a bedroom and closed

a word, Stella pulled her into a tight hug. "Cry if you want. I'm here. Just let

still for a few seconds, then gently

frowned, studying

not feeling

"You really

her head. "The moment I heard he was gone,

my feelings

your heart died

turned to look out the

was pitch black, nothing

sounded soft, almost

I'm not devastated by Stewart's death. It just feels... unresolved. It shouldn't have

her hand. "You still care

Briony didn't deny it.

she not care? This was the man she once loved with five years of her youth. Even after