Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony returned to her office to grab her coat and bag, ready to head to the hotel with her colleagues.

"Mom!"

Irwin's voice rang out from the hallway.

She paused, then stepped outside just in time to see Irwin hurrying toward her.

But before he could reach her, James intercepted him.

"Hey, kid, what are you doing here again?" James caught Irwin by the back of his collar. "Who brought you this time?"

"Dad dropped me off," Irwin replied.

Dangling by his collar, Irwin looked a little irritated, but he kept his composure and even greeted James politely, "Mr. Delaney, happy Lantern Festival!"

James blinked, momentarily thrown off.

What was going on? Since when was this little rascal so well-mannered?

kind of uncomfortable when you

hesitated, feeling strangely unsettled. For all his suspicion, though, Irwin's

eyebrow as he asked,

to run off to work," Irwin

Grandma Rosita in front of Mom. Be on your best behavior, and

left James at

to Briony. "Well, what

Irwin was

thrust the lantern toward her. "Of course! Dad and I picked it out together at the lantern fair.

Briony froze.

her taste. Every year during the Lantern Festival, she used to make similar lanterns by hand.

like

Briony frowned, torn.

lantern with a hopeful smile. "If you don't like this one, I can get you another. What

something so earnest in his eyes that Briony's resolve wavered. She pressed her lips together, sighed, and finally

face lit up. "I'm glad