Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony drew a deep breath, doing her best to keep her composure.

She turned to Rosita. "Ms. Lockwood, are you really Irwin's biological mother?"-

Rosita met Briony's gaze, her smile gentle and warm. "Five years ago, because of work and a company contract, I had no choice but to keep my relationship with Irwin a secret."

Briony's breath caught. "Irwin's father..."

"Irwin is Stewart's and my child," Rosita replied softly.

Her words, gentle as they sounded, plunged into Briony's heart like a dagger.

Briony froze, a suffocating pain tightening her chest and draining all color from her face.

So, all this time-the child she had raised and loved as her own for five years— was actually Stewart and Rosita's son.

Which meant Stewart had been deceiving her from the very beginning.

He hadn't cheated after their wedding; rather, he'd been playing her for a fool right from the start.

"Ms. Kensington, I'm truly sorry for keeping this from you for so long. I actually advised Stewart to be honest with you from the beginning, but he thought it would be best if as few people as possible knew the truth.”

echoed in Briony's mind like

was just

child side by side- even if there was no romantic love

the man she shared her life with had only ever kept

her? If he'd only told her the truth from the start, she never would

on you. Stewart and I are both grateful for everything you've done for

Irwin so well. As his biological

at her, lips pressed tightly together and face

his small face twisted

flying to her mouth as tears welled up in her eyes. The hurt and restraint in her

at once. She stood and snapped at Briony, "Is this how you raise a child?

her no energy to argue with Fiona. Still, for Irwin's sake, she managed, "He's just a child. You have to give him time to process

up to?" Fiona sneered. "Briony, we're both women. Don't think your little schemes

"Galen!"

butler hurried over.

family's blood manipulated by a