Regretting the wife 41

Regretting the wife 41

Rosita’s breath caught, her face drained of color as she swayed unsteadily, those innocent eyes glassy with unshed tears

Briony watched with cold detachment, silently counting in her mind

One, two, three… 

On cue, Rosita squeezed her eyes shut and collapsed, her slender frame crumpling to the floor

Rosita!” 

Stewart rushed forward and scooped the unconscious Rosita into his arms. He shot Briony a quick look, then turned and strode out of the room without another word

Briony remained a silent observer, her expression unmoved, not even a flicker of emotion crossing her face. Rosita’s timing was always impeccableshe could faint at just the right moment, every single time. Stewart, blinded by love, never seemed to notice

Briony closed the door to the hospital room, drew a deep breath, and let her eyes flutter shut

Bryn.” 

Briony opened her eyes at the sound of her mother’s voice, meeting Julia’s redrimmed gaze

Bryn, what’s really going on between you and Attorney Wentworth?Julia blurted out, then quickly added, I’m not accusing you, sweetheart. I’m just worried about you.” 

Briony walked over and took her mother’s hand. Mom, I didn’t tell you before because I thought it would all be over soon, and I didn’t want you to worry unnecessarily. If I’d known things would get this complicated, I would’ve told you everything from the start.” 

Julia’s heart sank with dawning suspicion. So, you and Attorney Wentworthyou’re” 

Briony’s face was calm, her eyes hollowed out by old wounds. These days, just hearing Stewart’s name left her cold. We’re in the middle of a divorce.” 

Top floor, private suite

Rosita blinked awake on the hospital bed

Stewart stood at the window with his back to her, tall and rigid, his whole demeanor radiating a cold, unapproachable energy

Even just his silhouette was enough to make Rosita’s heart flutter

She propped herself up, her voice soft and tentative. Stewart?” 

He turned his head slightly. You’re awake.” 

His face was unreadable, his tone distant

Rosita faltered. What’s wrong?” 

Stewart’s gaze lingered on the fragile woman lying in the bed, his eyes dark and inscrutable. Rosita, you were reckless today.” 

Rosita held her breath, her fingers tightening around the blanket

Her voice came out barely above a whisper, tinged with wounded innocence. I don’t understand what you mean.” 

I told you, I’d look after both of you.Stewart’s voice was low and firm. Don’t do something like th 

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Rosita froze

The matter of the procedure had to be put on hold when Julia fell ill

Stella said Julia’s test results wouldn’t be ready until the day after tomorrow at the earliest

Until then, Briony had no choice but to stay with her mother at the hospitalshe couldn’t leave Julia alone

Julia had tried to insist she didn’t want Briony’s work to be delayed on her account

Briony reassured her, explaining she’d already spoken to her client and everything was handled

Julia didn’t really understand the ins and outs of Briony’s job, so it was easy to put her mind at ease

That night, once Julia had finally drifted off to sleep, her brow still furrowed with worry, Briony gave a few instructions to Gina before finally leaving the hospital

She went home, packed a few changes of clothes for Julia, then made her way to her studio

Once there, Briony opened her laptop and checked her email

Earlier that afternoon, she’d received a message

It was from her old mentorsomeone she hadn’t heard from in years

There was no text, just a few attached photographs

Briony recognized the artifact at a glance

It was a porcelain statue of Christ, popular at the turn of the fourteenth century

Artifacts like these had been discovered by archaeologists in the 1970s

Most had ended up in the National Museum of History

Briony enlarged the photos, examining every detail

Every year around the holidays, Briony would send her mentor a greeting. She’d always felt guilty for letting her mentor down, so she kept her messages short, never daring to mention anything personaljust a simple wellwish

Her mentor had never replied

Chapter 42 

Regretting the wife

Regretting the wife

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