Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 132

Stewart had pulled stunts like this more times than anyone could count over the past five years.

Briony turned to Irwin and said, "Call your mom."

Irwin mumbled an "Okay," and dialed Rosita.

No answer.

"Neither of them is picking up!" James snorted in disgust. "Bet they're off together, up to no good."

Briony's expression turned cold as she glanced toward the river, where sky lanterns were starting to drift upward. Worry gnawed at her.

James, guessing she was thinking about Julia and wanting to go release a lantern for her, offered, "Why don't you go on ahead with Hannah and the others? I'll stay here with him and wait for Stewart."

Briony shot him a grateful look. "Thank you."

"Oh, don't get all sentimental," James said, tugging Irwin gently by the arm. "Go on, before the crowd gets too thick and you can't get through."

He was right—as the evening wore on, the riverside would get packed, and it wasn't safe for her, not while she was pregnant.

Briony left with Hannah and the others to join the crowd by the river and release their lanterns.

She didn't look back at Irwin-not even once. She didn't take the lantern he'd bought for her, either.

Irwin stared at the little lantern in James's hand, feeling a pang of disappointment.

herself, and both his parents would walk him

dad had gone off to be

him behind, choosing to release a lantern on her

at the cartoonish lantern in his hands, his

tear fell, soaking into the

so well-behaved, so

it true-did his mom really

would

...

packed, a sea of

to release a sky lantern. She watched it drift upward, glowing against the night sky until it became just

a gentle hug. "Briony, Ms. Hudson will see it. She'll know you're doing

long, steadying breath. "The crowd's getting bigger.

"Sure."

too; they said their goodbyes and went off to find their loved

and with nowhere else to be after dinner, planned

forcing Briony and Hannah to

cluster of people

crowd with a

were just

said, stepping to her side and

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255