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.

both his parents would walk him down to

this year, his dad had gone off

choosing

cartoonish lantern in his hands, his

tear fell, soaking

he was always so well-behaved, so

right? Was it true-did his mom really have a baby on

she did, would she ever love

...

packed, a sea

help, Briony managed to release a sky lantern. She watched it drift upward, glowing against the night sky until it became just another distant

hug. "Briony, Ms. Hudson will see it.

breath. "The crowd's

"Sure."

they said

else to be after dinner, planned to head home

forcing Briony and Hannah to

James maneuvered past a cluster of

he reported, scanning the crowd with a worried frown. "It's getting crazy out here we should get

nodded. "We were just about to

safe," James said, stepping to her

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