Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Irwin's wailing instantly drew every pair of eyes in the room.

Briony's irritation was palpable. "Stewart, are you doing this on purpose?"

"I told you, Irwin's been acting out these last few days." Stewart's expression was calm, showing no sign of guilt or evasion.

"I'm not going to keep giving in to him." Briony's voice was icy. "I don't owe him anything."

Stewart frowned. "If he throws a tantrum, I can't calm him down either."

"Then have Carl take him to the car to wait."

Stewart turned to Carl.

Carl immediately stepped forward, arms outstretched. "Come on, buddy. Let's go wait in the car, okay?"

"I don't want to!"

Irwin slapped Carl's hands away and started crying even harder, his sobs echoing through the hall.

The commotion was so loud that even the staff came over to intervene.

"You already have a child together," one staff member said, trying to mediate. "Maybe talk things through? Look at how scared he is. As parents, you can't be so selfish-divorce always hurts the child most."

But Briony refused to budge.

Irwin kept crying, his voice hoarse as he pleaded, "Please don't get divorced, Mom and Dad!"

The staff looked at Irwin, their gazes heavy with reproach as they turned to Briony. "You're his mother. How can you stand to see your child in this state?"

Briony's patience snapped.

She looked straight at the staffer, her face cold. "I'm his stepmother. His real mother and father are getting back together. Isn't it reasonable for me to step aside and let them be?"

staff member

brow, lips curling into a faint, sarcastic smile. "Still want to

smile, then quietly retreated. At

Sign the papers,

back. Stewart watched her

began to cough

don't feel

in her tracks. By the time she turned around, Stewart had already scooped Irwin into his arms and was rushing out

having

entrance, she saw Stewart's car peel away from the curb, speeding down

a long moment, Briony just stared at the number slip

this too many

slip in the trash, steeled her face,

her studio, thoughts of the failed divorce swirling in

had no intention of

it was

had to finalize the divorce before her pregnancy started to show. Only then could she be free,

possibly

the more powerless she felt, as if her

she pulled into the building's underground garage, she didn't get out right away. Instead, she slumped over

from inside her

It was Carney Winslow.

right away.

your recovery

restore the artifacts in

The artifacts can wait." Carney

"I'm listening."

restoration. They asked me to recommend

Delaney is even younger

mouth shut. This is a national broadcast. I