Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony showed no emotion as she walked straight past them, heading directly for the elevator.

Behind her, Irwin's cries echoed through the hallway.

"Mom! Mom, please don't go! It hurts, Mom-please, it hurts so much... Don't ignore me, Mom, please..."

People waiting by the elevator turned to stare at Irwin. Seeing how the boy's eyes never left Briony, their gazes shifted to her, curiosity mingling with judgment.

But Briony remained utterly unmoved.

"Poor kid's bawling his eyes out, and his mother doesn't even flinch," an older woman muttered under her breath.

Her daughter leaned in, whispering, "Maybe they're divorced. That boy looks like he's with his dad."

"So what if they're divorced? Since when does that mean a mother stops caring about her child? Who could be so heartless?"

Briony listened to the whispered gossip swirling around her, feeling nothing at all. Irwin had his own mother. It wasn't her place to worry about him anymore.

The elevator arrived. Briony stepped in, followed by the others. She moved into a corner, keeping her distance. The doors slid shut, cutting off the sound of Irwin's cries.

Irwin stared at the closed elevator doors, his sobs slowly dying down.

His mother really didn't love him anymore.

He was hurt, and she couldn't even spare him a glance...

He lowered his head. In his mind, Rosita's voice replayed, cold and matter-of-fact:

[Your Mom Bryn has her own baby now. She won't love you anymore.]

eyes brimmed with

the hospital room, Briony knocked on the

answered, beaming when she saw her. "Ms. Kensington! Come on

gentle

bed, completely absorbed in

just make yourself comfortable. I'll be

how lively he looked, Briony finally felt at

some nourishing soup and a

his phone aside. His eyes zeroed in on the takeout

"Nope," Briony replied.

face fell

"Your wound hasn't healed yet.

making gourmet meals for me when you're pregnant, you know!" James sighed. "It's just... I'm seriously

just looking

took the containers from Briony, and placed them neatly

though there wasn't any meat or fish, the fact that Briony had cooked for

He wasn't disappointed.

The sides were simple

you're actually a great cook," James said, looking at her in surprise. "Did

when he was little, so I had to be careful with every meal. I bought some

made a dismissive sound. "Lucky brat. Too bad he

her lips together, saying

repayment-but she also never imagined that, in just a few short months, they would go from inseparable to complete strangers. She hadn't realized how fragile human

...

with James for a

had both taken some time off to recover, but work was piling up. Although the faculty at The Antiquarian Society had already explained their absence, Briony

the studio, Hannah Lane greeted her

this time?" Briony