Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

"The deeper Briony read, the tighter her brow furrowed.

Across the table, Xenia Cooper never took her eyes off Briony, studying every

flicker of emotion, every subtle shift in her expression. She watched in silence for

a full five minutes.

At last, Briony set the agreement down and lifted her gaze.

Their eyes met.

Xenia looked thoroughly satisfied with Briony's shock.

"Have you finished reading?" she asked, her tone edged with amusement.

Briony's voice was taut. "So-it was your bone marrow that saved my life."

Xenia arched an eyebrow. "That's right. Technically speaking, I'm your savior."

Briony's grip on the contract tightened.

"But Stewart repaid your debt for you, in his own way," Xenia taunted, a sly smile

curling her lips. "Tell me, Briony are you moved?"

Briony couldn't answer. She could never have imagined that the second chance at

life she'd been given had come at such a cost-a cost Stewart had paid in this

way.

The contract spelled it out, in black and white-not just a ten-year marriage

between Stewart and Xenia, but also an obligation: over three years, Stewart was

to remove every person in the company who stood against Xenia. In return, Xenia

would swallow up all the shares of Neonova Syndicate in those three years.

Xenia hadn't wasted a single word in the contract-her business acumen was on

full display. It was ruthless, prioritizing profit above all else.

The harshest clause? For the duration of their decade-long marriage, Stewart had

No betrayals, no infidelities, and no matter

did, Stewart was forbidden from requesting a

that day Stewart had fallen silent.

she understood just how different the truth

she'd suspected.

in on all sides. The restrictions were

the risks enormous.

a steadying breath, trying to calm

Stewart know you're here

found out," Xenia replied,

you'd feel guilty, wants to play the selfless hero. So

know I'm meeting you today. But don't worry-I'll

when I get home."

me, then?"

Xenia let out a short, derisive laugh. "Because I

and you gave him two kids-but Stewart bending

It grates on me. Honestly, I

lips together, meeting Xenia's

Kensington, just

here. I don't want to

you live too comfortably.

these

Stewart.is my lawful husband.

keep your

maintain

I won't

like

set the contract

squarely in

nothing

have no

another woman's husband Stewart

have been divorced

from sharing our

left

that you know Stewart sold

grateful? Not even

me a choice," Briony

in

paused, caught off guard by

what you're saying,

brought this on himself?"