Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 672

Briony squeezed her hand, shaking her head at her like she was a silly girl.

Carey broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.

When they left Starlight Entertainment, Stewart was the one driving.

Briony sat in the back, her body weak, leaning into the seat.

Stewart glanced at her in the rearview mirror. "Are you feeling sick?"

Briony shook her head, gazing out the window at the passing city. Her voice was barely above a whisper. "Stewart, I feel like I haven't really looked at this city in so long. Could you drive me around for a bit?"

Stewart's hands tightened almost imperceptibly on the steering wheel.

He lowered his lashes and answered softly, "Of course."

The black Bentley wound its way down the city boulevard.

They drove past the bustling heart of downtown, the streets painted in neon and laughter.

Then they slipped into the university district, lined with rows of golden-leaved trees.

The tires crunched over a carpet of fallen leaves, sending them swirling into the air-little sprites in golden cloaks, dancing on the autumn wind. The car's shadow stretched behind them, drifting farther and farther away, until those golden leaves fluttered back to earth.

A sparrow swooped down from a nearby branch, snatching up a leaf before taking off again.

Autumn had arrived. And with it, winter couldn't be far behind.

...

By the edge of Pearbrook, the black Bentley came to a stop.

The setting sun had painted the sky in brilliant crimson.

Inside the car, Briony sat with her eyes closed.

gentle as he called,

slowly opened her

at Pearbrook,"

rolled down the

the water drifted in, carrying the faint scent of blooming flowers-a fragrance

at the sky, where the last rays of red

flush of color across her pale, fragile face,

opened and Briony

and followed

flowering trees

petals drifting down in twos and

ahead, Stewart

heavier,

lowered herself onto an empty

sat down beside her, unscrewed the

over.

it, sipped the warm water, and felt her breathing

to Stewart, who

about

Stewart froze.

look at

here forever," Briony said, offering him a faint smile. "If don't make it through

energy. Somewhere that will protect our children, keep them safe and

his

children down. I want to do what I can to

a deeper breath,

quickly. In the blink of an eye, the twins are almost

a hand, pointing to a spot not far away. "I remember, years ago, I stood right there and watched a woman playing with her little child-maybe two, three years

her, lost in the

to him,

I want so much to watch them grow up, to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255