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.”

word echoed in Briony's mind

was just

a child side by side- even

shared her

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

have been hard on you. Stewart and

Briony, Rosita added, "You've raised Irwin so well.

tightly together and face

not true! You're lying! I only have one mother-and I want my real mom!" Irwin shouted at Rosita, his small face twisted in anger.

her mouth as tears welled up in her

stood and snapped at Briony, "Is this how you raise a child? Where's his

leaving 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?" Fiona sneered. "Briony, we're both women.

"Galen!"

hurried

have the Wentworth family's blood manipulated by a woman with