Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 208

Stewart watched as Briony’s face grew paler by the minute. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, her complexion turning ashen. His own expression darkened. “Carl, step on it! Faster!”

“Hold on tight, sir!”

Carl pressed harder on the accelerator, and the black Mercedes tore down the winding road leading off the mountain.

Inside the car, Stewart quickly realized something was very wrong.

Briony was clutching her stomach with both hands, her lips moving in a barely audible whisper—“It hurts, it hurts…”

Stewart’s breath caught.

Could Briony be pregnant?

The suspicion barely formed before his whole body went rigid. He fished out his phone and immediately dialed Dr. Cedric Clarke.

“Briony’s collapsed with severe abdominal pain. Grab your top OB specialist and meet us at the ER entrance—now!”

…

At the hospital, Cedric Clarke hung up the phone, his face set in grim lines.

Briony… pregnant?

There was no time to waste on forensics or paperwork now.

Cedric dialed the number for Director Grant—the head of their hospital’s OB-GYN department. If Briony was really pregnant, this kind of pain could mean a threatened miscarriage; there was no one more qualified than Director Grant to handle her case.

Stella paused, then continued, her tone firm. “There’s nothing left between her and Stewart. Too much has happened—Ms. Hudson’s death, everything with Rosita and Irwin. Bryn just wants a clean break. She’ll divorce Stewart, take her baby, and start over somewhere far away.”

Cedric listened, his brow furrowing deeper with every word.

Seeing his silence, Stella’s anxiety flared.

“Cedric, I’m being completely honest with you. Will you help us or not?” Stella looked him dead in the eye, her voice unwavering.

“I… I can help, but—” Cedric scrubbed a hand over his face, sighing heavily. “Stewart’s no fool. He may not be a doctor, but he’s not clueless either. If he starts to suspect something… even if I want to help, I don’t know how long we can keep him in the dark.”

“I know it won’t be easy,” Stella replied, her tone resolute. “But we have to try. Once they get here, you keep Stewart distracted. Professor Grant and I will handle the rest.”