Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 60

Briony listened to Irwin's sharp words, feeling nothing but numbness inside.

Maybe it was for the best. She wasn't Irwin's mother, after all. Maybe it was time to let things go back to how they should be.

She would step out of Stewart and Irwin's lives for good, and let everything return to its proper course.

Without another glance back, Briony turned and walked straight for the door.

"Briony "

A sudden fit of coughing cut through the silence.

Stewart's face changed instantly. "Irwin?"

Irwin was gasping for breath, clutching his chest as he began to collapse.

"Irwin!" Stewart scooped him into his arms, turning desperately to Briony. "He's having an asthma attack!"

Briony's hand froze on the doorknob.

"Mom... cough... Mom..." Even as Stewart held him, Irwin's pale face was contorted in pain. Despite everything, he instinctively reached out a trembling hand toward Briony, pleading, "Mom, I can't breathe... cough..."

Briony's grip on the doorknob tightened.

She squeezed her eyes shut, telling herself not to give in. Stewart was here—he'd make sure Irwin was alright...

"Where's Irwin's inhaler?!"

faltered, then spun

standing there, clutching the breathless boy, his eyes

had lost all its earlier defiance. Now, he just looked scared

chest. Releasing the door, she rushed upstairs toward the

Irwin limp in

the top drawer by the bed and grabbed

gradually steadied. Nestled in

gently laid him on the bed and pulled

Briony didn't say a word, nor

cared for Irwin with quiet tenderness, something soft flickering in his

last, Briony brushed a hand over Irwin's pale cheek, then

Stewart called after her.

look back, just headed downstairs without

frowned and hurried to

top of the stairs, he grabbed her wrist. "There's a blizzard out there. No way you'll get a cab

out the

and gray, snow

his grasp. "Don't worry about me. If I managed to get here, I can manage

down the

want to

Briony stopped, halfway down.

turned and looked up at him, standing

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