Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 575

Briony threw back the covers and stood up. "It's getting late-I should go," she said briskly.

She headed straight for the door, completely oblivious to the sudden shift in the man's expression behind her.

An instant later, a sharp pain shot through the back of her neck—and then everything went black.

Ferdinand caught Briony's limp body as she collapsed, the madness he'd been holding back now breaking through in his eyes.

"Bryn, if you won't listen, I'm afraid I have no choice but to do this."

...

Briony drifted in and out of consciousness, her mind foggy and her body feeling oddly weightless. Though her senses hadn't fully returned, a flicker of awareness began to stir.

She struggled, brow furrowing as she forced her heavy eyelids open.

Streetlights slid past in blurred streaks, their glow flickering through the windows of a dimly lit car interior.

Was she in someone's car?

Briony tried to sit up, but exhaustion dragged her back under, and she slipped into darkness again.

...

The city streets were nearly empty in the dead of night.

A black sedan trailed behind Ferdinand's car, keeping a careful, steady distance.

the parking garage of a

lot, he carried the

sedan rolled to a

beneath a baseball cap and a black

suite, Ferdinand

doctor glanced at him uncertainly. "Mr. Ellsworth, are you sure you want to

gaze locked on Briony's unconscious form—a manic possessiveness shining in his eyes. "She's at the perfect stage in her cycle. Be careful,

Ferdinand's care before; he knew her medical history

nurse pushed Briony into the operating

man in black lingered in the shadows, watching. After a moment, he slipped into a side corridor and dialed a number. "She's just been brought in.

Briony was wheeled

"How did

Mr. Ellsworth. You can

smile flickered across

hand. "Bryn, you've done well. Don't worry-I won't let you bear

deep sleep, unaware of anything that

pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. "Soon, Bryn, we'll have a child of

she found herself in a

nurse was changing

said warmly. "Once this bag's done, you'll be able

at her.

sugar. Your friend

Briony echoed, confused-just

Ferdinand walked in.

him, flashes of