Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 26

As soon as Stewart appeared, the Kensingtons instantly wilted.

Five years ago, Stewart had personally taken on Julia’s defense in court, and the Kensingtons had lost so badly they were still haunted by it to this day.

Mack shot Briony and Julia a vicious glare before turning on his heel.

“Grandmother, there’s plenty of time. We don’t have to settle this right now,” he said.

Madeline and the rest of the Kensingtons were clearly unwilling to back down, but in truth, they were all wary of Stewart.

“Let’s just consider today a warning for that ungrateful mother and daughter,” Madeline spat. “We’ll have plenty of chances to deal with them later!”

The other Kensingtons eagerly echoed the matriarch’s words.

With Mack steadying Madeline, the Kensingtons made their exit, slipping away down the other hallway.

Watching them retreat in such a hurry, Stella let out an incredulous laugh. “What a bunch of cowards—they only pick on people weaker than themselves!”

In fact, from the moment Stewart had entered, he hadn’t said a single word to the Kensingtons—not even a glance in their direction.

To Stewart, the Kensingtons simply weren’t worth his attention.

He merely gave Briony a brief, indifferent look before turning to Cedric Clarke. “Do you know them?”

Cedric gestured toward Stella, a friendly smile on his face. “Just ran into someone I know.”

Stella and Cedric worked at the same hospital, though in different departments.

Cedric Clarke was a leading oncologist—renowned, respected, the sort of man every woman at the hospital (Stella very much included) admired from afar. Stella herself was a much newer face, having just passed her probation in the OB-GYN department last year.

Still, Cedric was always warm and gentlemanly, with refined features that made him the resident heartthrob. Stella had volunteered on a few outreach trips with him—enough to count as acquaintances.

She’d never guessed, though, that Cedric and Stewart actually knew each other, and seemed to get along quite well.

Stella glanced over at Briony.