Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 24

January 15th on the old calendar-Briony's mother, Julia Hudson, was finally coming home.

Stella had taken the day off to go with Briony to pick up Julia.

The weather forecast had been spot on: the day was glorious, clear and bright.

Sunlight broke through the thick winter clouds and spilled across the ground, turning the snow into a dazzling sea of diamonds.

Outside the gates of Northborough's women's prison, Briony stood wrapped in a cream-colored wool coat. She looked delicate, her long, silky hair swaying gently in the wind.

"Star, what time is it?" Briony's eyes were fixed on the towering brick walls ahead, her tightly clasped hands betraying her nerves.

Stella gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. "It's only eight-thirty. She'll be out soon. Try not to worry."

As the words left her lips, the heavy iron gate rattled.

A smaller side door swung open.

Briony's eyelashes fluttered. She broke into a run.

"Mom!"

Julia paused in surprise when she saw her, but her face quickly broke into a smile. "Bryn, you're here."

start fresh," the young guard said kindly, then

clanged shut

draped the down jacket she'd been carrying over Julia's shoulders. "Mom, I'm

She stared for a moment

me! Bryn and I came to

glistened as she grasped Stella's hand, holding on tight. "You're a good girl. I don't know what Bryn would've

together-we're practically sisters. Don't feel bad. Let's get you home first. Bryn bought

of hers, Stella's in the other. When she smiled, the lines at

Dolphin Cove.

it reached the top floor, and

and lit the fireplace, positioning it right by the entrance. "Julia! Step over the fire-leave the bad

filled with tears as she nodded and stepped

home she'd so lovingly prepared. In that moment, emotion overwhelmed her; tears spilled down her cheeks before she could stop

wiping her face with the

mother out of that cold, unforgiving place, back into a home

Kensingtons. No Hudsons. Just the two of them, mother and

led Julia on a tour of the new apartment, showing off every cozy corner, before finally

on the bed-Briony had picked them out herself.

a shower and change into something fresh? Later, Bryn and I will

held them in her

stood there, her voice barely more than a whisper. "Bryn has suffered so

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