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.

later, Ferdinand pulled into the parking garage of

lot, he carried the unconscious

sedan rolled to a stop a

black stepped out, his face mostly hidden beneath a baseball cap and a black mask. He moved stealthily, slipping through

hospital's surgical suite, Ferdinand placed

"Mr. Ellsworth, are you sure

on Briony's unconscious form—a manic possessiveness shining in his eyes. "She's at the

spent time under Ferdinand's care before; he knew her medical

Briony into the

moment, he slipped into

hour later, Briony was wheeled out of the

waiting. "How

smoothly, Mr. Ellsworth. You can rest easy," the doctor assured

rare smile flickered

brushing Briony's cheek with his hand. "Bryn, you've done well. Don't worry-I won't let you bear the burden of pregnancy. I'll find someone

in a deep sleep, unaware of anything

kiss to her forehead. "Soon, Bryn, we'll have a

came to, she found herself in a hospital

changing her

nurse said warmly. "Once this bag's

her. "What happened to

from low blood sugar. Your

friend?" Briony echoed, confused-just as

Ferdinand walked in.

him, flashes of last night's