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.”

in Briony's mind

she was

of living together, raising a child side by side- even

idea that, all along, the man she shared her life with

If he'd only told her the

these past five years have been hard on you. Stewart

so well. As his biological mother,

back at her, lips pressed tightly together and face eerily calm,

You're lying! I only have one mother-and I want my real mom!" Irwin shouted at Rosita, his small face twisted in anger. "You're a bad

tears welled up in her eyes. The

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

mind was reeling, leaving her no energy to argue with Fiona. Still, for Irwin's sake, she managed, "He's just a child. You have to

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

"Galen!"

hurried over. "Yes,

family's blood manipulated by a