Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

The moment Briony heard it was Ferdinand, she knew this project was doomed.

Nothing ever worked out that conveniently.

She stopped pushing for it.

But when Garfield heard she was about to give up, he added, "Actually, Mr. Ellsworth mentioned that if Ms. Kensington is open to collaboration, he'd be willing to work together too."

"Sorry, I'm not interested," Briony replied, then hung up without hesitation.

Her business trip to Havenport had turned out to be a complete waste.

On the third day, Briony packed up Carey and the others and headed back to Northborough.

As soon as she stepped out of the airport, her phone rang. It was James.

Little Nina had come down with a fever.

The moment Briony heard their daughter was sick, she told Blair to drive straight back to Skybreeze Retreat.

Blair was always a careful driver, but today he pressed the pedal harder than usual.

Briony, sitting in the backseat, watched the brim of Blair's baseball cap as she said, "Slow down a bit. Safety first."

Blair gripped the wheel tighter and nodded, "Alright."

After that, he eased up and drove much more steadily.

Briony pushed open the

and

James holding Little

her forehead, her

heart ached for

Mommy's here," she said softly, reaching out to take her daughter

hoarse and weak as she whimpered, "Mommy, it

pointed at her

Briony understood-her throat hurt.

snuck a few cookies

her, and I

She got upset,"

of helplessness and concern. "She must have eaten too many

touched her daughter's cheek; the fever

nurse Little Nina back to health, she rarely got

seeing him again wasn't an option

to the hospital,"

go start the car,"

can drive Ms. Kensington," Blair offered from the

realized Blair had come inside

him, paused, then said to James, "Let Blair take

a driver on hand was convenient-why

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