Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 12

The sound of a car drifted in from the driveway.

Stewart was home.

Briony gripped the pregnancy test in her hand as she opened the bathroom door.

Downstairs, Irwin's excited voice rang out.

"Daddy!"

Briony made her way down the stairs, step by deliberate step.

Irwin stood on the couch, arms stretched wide toward Stewart. "Daddy, pick me up!"

Stewart bent down and scooped Irwin into his arms.

Briony noticed at once that Stewart had changed his clothes.

Then she remembered the three unanswered calls earlier...

The cruel truth was impossible to ignore.

her knuckles

neck and looked over at Briony. "Mommy, Daddy's taking me out to

at Irwin, then let her

deep-set eyes betrayed nothing, not a flicker

looked at her, his expression as distant

worked hard these past few days," he said, his voice low and pleasant— but every word edged with detachment. "I'll

was shutting

a faint, bitter smile curving

It felt ironic.

in the bathroom, she'd been overwhelmed with joy at the result

grew anxious as Briony said

he'd only asked if she wanted to

if she agreed? Then what

supposed to go find Mommy

called, his

shifted, meeting Irwin's worried

couldn't even begin to untangle the look in her son's eyes. She just answered softly, "Mommy's staying home. Go have

taking Irwin to see Rosita. But suddenly, she found she just

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