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.

china bowl on the table and pulled

didn't suspect a thing. I played the part

time just isn't enough. My son doesn't make much, and everything around here is

her mind wandering back to the incident with the bubble

as he glanced over.

just being paranoid, but finally told him

They just love causing trouble for

Briony asked, “do you think

thinking for a moment. "If it's really bothering you, why don't you just move

"Move in with you? Aren't you staying at a

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

"But that's your dad's house. It wouldn't really be appropriate for me to

and there's a housekeeper already there.

it was asking too