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!"

silent, but the tension in her

in another direction, but the

voice ringing out. "Mack, isn't that the wretched woman who killed your

eyes brimming with hatred. "Yes, Grandma. It's her." Madeline seethed. "So

the Kensington clan behind her

years in prison and she walks free, waltzing into fancy hotels for lunch? It's

hadn't protected her back then, she

voice trembled with rage. "My son's death can't be wiped away just because you spent five years behind

stalking toward them, "I'll get justice for Dad. One way or

Mack's approach, knowing he meant trouble. She stepped

look carefully. This is your mother," Briony said, locking eyes with him, her tone steely. "Touch her,

hen guarding her chick. "Briony, you'll soon realize-prison was the safest place for

ran

trembling uncontrollably. Mack looked so much like his father -especially

beatings flashed through Julia's mind. She

"It's okay, Mom. I'm right here." Just then, a waiter pushed a cart past, steam curling up from

the soup, and he gave a twisted smile.

up the bowl and