Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

You don't actually have to show up in person to change your household

registration.

But Stewart said he'd help the kids get their ID cards while he was at it, so Briony

didn't argue.

By the time all the paperwork was finished, it was already three thirty in the afternoon.

Little Nina piped up, suggesting the whole family go out for some KFC. Stewart didn't answer right away he just looked over at Briony.

Briony was about to refuse when she felt a small hand slip into hers. She glanced down and met little Mario's dark, earnest eyes.

"Mama, can we all go together?"

"Yeah, Mom, just this once, please?" Little Nina scurried over, grabbing Briony's other hand. "Dad said he's going overseas for work soon, and it might be a really, really long time before he can come see us again."

Briony lifted her eyes to Stewart.

He'd been watching her the whole time.

As if afraid she'd get the wrong idea, he hurried to explain, "I only told them I'd be working in another country. I swear, I had no idea about the KFC thing."

Briony pressed her lips together.

pleaded, swinging Briony's

children, Briony couldn't bring herself to let

in with a gentle sigh.

eyebrows shot up in surprise, as if

glanced at him, her face unreadable. "Let's

to himself, Stewart pulled out his phone. "Hang on, let me check

the mall downtown," Briony

phone away, watching her carefully. "Should we all

hesitated, then asked,

"Carl dropped us off."

take my car. You can have Carl pick you

"Alright," Stewart replied.

the mall, and

four of them rode the

hour, there weren't many people

quiet spot in the corner

out his phone to order, scanning the

kiddos, what

lowered his head and handed the phone to

went wide when she