Chapter 687

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Briony froze for a moment.

A partnership agreement?

She pressed her lips together, staring at him without blinking.

Stewart met her gaze, barely breathing.

After a long silence, Briony finally said, "I believe you."

Stewart's eyes widened, a surge of emotion flickering across his face. "Bryn, you

really believe me?"

Briony gave a tired little smile. "Didn't we start out as a contract marriage, too?"

Stewart looked caught off guard for a second.

"Stewart, you're an adult. And now you're free to do as you wish. Whatever

decision you make, as long as you've thought it through, that's all that matters.

Other people's opinions aren't nearly as important as you think."

She looked straight at him, her voice calm. "And anyway, Ms. Cooper is an

impressive woman. It's perfectly reasonable for you to choose her."

Stewart frowned, realizing just how wrong she'd gotten the situation.

"That's not it. Xenia Cooper and I-it's not like what we had. It's-"

Knock, knock.

A sudden rapping at the door cut Stewart off.

Maynard's voice came from outside: "Bryn, can I come in?"

Briony stood up and went to open the door.

A huge basket of lilies was thrust into her arms.

"I was driving past the university and saw an old lady selling flowers on the street,"

there, and she

bought everything

speak, when a

pulled the lilies behind his back. "You're allergic to

flowers?"

over her nose and mouth, frowning

to the scent of

...So much

Maynard and I

?"

headed for the

Then he looked straight at

Bryn's sensitive to lilies, it's probably best not to keep them here. I'll take

for you and throw them

Maynard scowled inwardly.

What a two-faced saint.

a waste to just throw them out,"

share them with

and carried

watched Stewart's retreating

Hypocrite.

paid no attention to the

Maynard, let's go talk

and followed Briony

day, Stewart rarely

Carl Shaw to

for a

paths. He was always polite,

brought up Stewart, Carl was wise enough not to mention

a calm, steady

to how

death.

that Maynard's visits to Pearbrook Mansion

more and more frequent.

Briony that once she

she

Starlight Entertainment back under

had

companies

not enough hours in the

Briony had no objection.

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