Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

After her shower, Julia slipped into fresh clothes. Briony and Stella whisked her off to a salon next.

Julia's hair had been chopped short during her time in prison, and five years later, streaks of gray had crept in. Briony asked the stylist to dye the grays black and give Julia a gentle trim, shaping her hair into something softer, more hopeful.

When they left the salon, Julia felt as if she'd been reborn.

Briony had reserved a private dining room for lunch. Just before noon, the trio arrived at The Regal Waters Hotel.

Their room was on the third floor. A waiter led the way.

As they turned a corner, a group approached from the opposite direction. At the front was an elegant older woman, her bearing regal and unmistakable. By her side walked a young man whose sharp features bore a striking resemblance to Briony.

Briony frowned. Of all places... She never imagined they'd run into the Kensingtons here.

When Julia saw them, her face drained of color and she froze mid-step.

Stella was dumbstruck too. Was the world really this small?

Ms. Hudson's first day out of prison, and she already bumped into these people!

"Unbelievable," Stella muttered under her breath. "Julia, when we get home, you're walking through the fireplace again for luck!"

but the tension

another direction, but

cane against the marble floor, her voice ringing

eyes brimming with hatred. "Yes, Grandma. It's her." Madeline seethed. "So I can't even have a peaceful eightieth birthday! That vile woman is

rest of the Kensington clan behind her

her! Five years in prison and she walks free, waltzing into fancy hotels for

back then,

voice trembled with rage. "My son's death can't be wiped away just

toward them, "I'll get

knowing he meant trouble. She stepped in

locking eyes with him,

sneered at Briony, who stood before Julia like a mother hen guarding her

ran

head, trembling uncontrollably. Mack looked so much like his father

mind. She clung

felt her mother's panic and murmured, "It's okay, Mom. I'm right here." Just then, a

and he gave a twisted smile. “Let's

up the bowl and