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.

she set her china bowl on the table and pulled out her phone, quickly

didn't work out some delivery guy messed things up... But don't worry, she didn't suspect a thing. I played the part

money. What you gave me last time just isn't enough. My son

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

as he glanced over. "What's on your

paranoid, but finally told

nightmare. They just love causing trouble for the

“do you think

for a moment. "If it's really bothering you,

off guard. "Move in with you?

I thought, why not just buy

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

and there's a housekeeper already there. They can both look after

felt like it was asking too much