Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Stewart's gravesite had been chosen by a renowned spiritualist, whose services Cedric Clarke had secured at great expense.

Stewart, in life, had made it clear he didn't want a funeral. His only wish was for his ashes to be scattered along the banks of Pearbrook.

That, however, proved impossible. In the end, Cedric honored Stewart's wishes as best he could.

Briony quietly took on the responsibility for all the expenses-from the burial plot to the simple ceremony itself.

Cedric had called her, insisting he wanted to contribute, a gesture of brotherhood and remembrance. After some thought, Briony allowed him to cover a small portion.

As Stella once said, people are complicated. Stewart wasn't just a father to his two children; he was also a friend, a mentor, a colleague. The lives he touched were proof he'd truly been here.

Briony couldn't refuse others the chance to express their respect for Stewart. On the day of the funeral, a fine mist drizzled from a gray sky.

The ceremony was intimate and unadorned.

Those present were few: Cedric Clarke, Briony, James, Carl, Lorna, Carol, and the directors of two orphanages.

been the one to reach out

he learned of his illness, he entrusted both his law firm and

care.

directors arrived with children in tow,

approached the grave, wearing a simple black dress,

worn to countless important moments in his life, holding it close on

guidance, she laid the suit into the

was finally set, it was simple and

flowers soon blanketed the grave in

he was always Grandpa Wentworth's favorite grandson. The Wentworth name lives on through Grandpa, not

"Word got out somehow. The family elders have been calling me

back. Now, with the Wentworth Group in ruins, the family's only thinking about itself. They

in that family worth longing for. Let Stewart rest here, in peace. He never really got

Briony listened in silence.

lingered on the black-and-white photograph on the gravestone a copy of his ID photo brows furrowed, lips unsmiling. She realized, with a pang, that she'd