Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

After the injection, Little Nina soon drifted off to sleep.

Briony carefully settled her daughter onto the hospital bed and raised the guardrail.

James left to fetch some essentials from home.

This hospital stay would last at least four or five days.

Now, only Briony and Little Nina remained in the room.

Blair waited outside, his watchful eyes glancing at the closed door.

Briony gazed at her sleeping daughter, reaching out to gently caress Nina's soft cheek.

After a moment, she turned and walked toward the door.

She opened it.

Blair immediately looked over, his concern evident as he blurted out, almost without thinking, "Is Little Nina alright?"

Briony lingered in the doorway, regarding him in silence.

There was a searching look in her eyes.

Blair stiffened, suddenly wary.

He lowered his gaze, standing straight and respectful. "I'm sorry, Ms. Kensington.

I shouldn't have addressed your daughter so informally."

"Blair."

"Yes, ma'am?"

"You seem awfully concerned about my daughter."

hesitated. "...She's a

are plenty of sweet kids out there." Briony's tone was calm, her eyes steady. "Do you worry

replied after a

gave a cold, almost amused smile. "Well, aren't you generous

Blair fell silent.

to do here.

isn't as safe as home-I really should

Briony didn't argue further.

the door behind

side, Blair's

her back against the door,

Could it be him?

Was it really him?

Clarke had said he

pressed a hand to her face, trying to steady

hospital entrance, James

a brief

the suitcase in James's hand. "Someone in the Delaney family

hawthorn candy incident and feeling no need to be

Nina's sick?" Ferdinand frowned.

you're a big shot now. Bryn doesn't want to bother you when you're busy making deals she'd feel bad dragging you into family stuff all

James's

perfectly well why Briony no longer turned to him for

like

helpless sigh. "Weet each other

known but she still

me at arm's

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just how she is.

with the

had tried more than once

to move