Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"No way!" Irwin blurted out, "Mom, you're my favorite!"

Rosita's eyes crinkled with laughter. "Well, you're my favorite too, Irwin. You'll always be my one and only darling son. Don't ever forget that you're the only one for me."

Irwin basked in her affection, grinning from ear to ear. "You're so beautiful, Mom, and you're famous too! I'm so proud to be your son, you know?"

But then his smile faded. Thinking of Briony, he frowned and complained, "Mom Bryn is nothing like you! She's always away on those dumb repair jobs, traveling all the time. Doesn't even make much money or spend time with me. No wonder Grandma never liked her!"

Rosita gently stroked Irwin's round head, her lovely features softened by that ever-present, tender smile.

At the intersection, the car rolled to a slow stop.

Their sleek black SUV ended up right beside a white Range Rover.

Through the window, Rosita caught a glimpse of Briony.

Briony was focused on driving and didn't notice anyone watching her from the neighboring car.

turned green. The white Range Rover drove straight ahead, and the

Rover pulled into the

by the curb outside the hotel

pressed his face to the window, watching helplessly as the white Range Rover disappeared down the

Irwin's eyes as he shouted, "She's a liar! I don't want to

but her expression remained as

to let you down..." "She did it

control, yelling, "I just know that ever since she divorced Dad, she doesn't want me anymore! And who was that man

"But Irwin, even if that man is Mom Bryn's new boyfriend, you

make sense of any of it. Everything felt different now, and the secure feeling he'd had about family for the past five years

minds! I used to think Dad only loved you, but once you came back, all his

gently rubbing Irwin's back, paused for a

explain. "I just mean Dad changed. He only cares about you now! I was happy when he was nice to Mom Bryn, but now even Mom Bryn seems different. She used

that make