Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"Huh?" The elderly woman looked genuinely surprised. "Oh, this little rascal is always getting into mischief! I'm so sorry. My grandson's parents just got divorced, and we only moved in yesterday. I've been so busy unpacking that I must've let my guard down. I promise, I'll keep a close eye on him from now on-absolutely!"

Her apology was sincere enough.

The property manager reminded her again and again to watch the boy closely- and if he wanted to play with something messy like soap bubbles, to please take it down to the courtyard.

The old woman promised repeatedly that she'd keep a careful watch on her grandson, her attitude humble and apologetic.

Briony couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy; raising a child on your own at that age wasn't easy. Besides, boys around five or six were notorious for being a handful—getting into trouble was practically a given.

So Briony decided to let it go.

Still, she couldn't shake a lingering sense of unease.

...

Once Briony and the property manager had left, the elderly woman finally closed the door behind them.

bowl on the table

but it didn't work out some delivery guy messed things up... But don't worry, she didn't suspect a thing. I played the part of the doting granny perfectly... Trust

gripped the phone, her voice turning greedy. "You'll have to send me some more money. What you gave me last time just isn't enough. My son doesn't make much, and everything around here is so expensive... Fifty thousand? Yes, yes! Absolutely. Don't worry, I'll get it done for

herself distracted at work, her mind wandering back to the incident

her unease as he glanced over.

hesitated, unsure if she was just being paranoid, but finally told him about what had

just love causing trouble

asked, “do you

"If it's really

with you? Aren't you

was before!" James replied, looking rather proud of himself. "I'm going to be working with you in Northborough for another two months. I can't stay at a hotel forever! So I thought, why not just buy a place here? Actually, I haven't had the chance, but my dad already owns a house in Northborough. It's in a nice neighborhood-just a bit farther from your

silent for a while before replying, "But that's your dad's house. It wouldn't really be

there's a housekeeper

like it was asking too much of