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 fell

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

The staffer forced a smile, then

"Let's go. Sign the papers,

back. Stewart watched her

began

don't feel

turned around, Stewart had already scooped Irwin into his arms and was rushing out

having an asthma

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

just stared at

had pulled tricks like this too many times. Now, she couldn't

trash, steeled her face, and strode out of

drove back to her studio, thoughts of the failed divorce swirling in her

now, she was certain-Stewart had no intention of letting her

it was

her pregnancy started to show. Only then could she be free, able to leave this place without a backward

could she possibly force Stewart to

she felt, as

didn't get out right away. Instead, she slumped over

buzzed from

It was Carney Winslow.

right away.

recovery coming

able to restore the artifacts in

can wait." Carney

"I'm listening."

national arts council is making a documentary about artifact restoration. They asked me to recommend a

was surprised. "Just one spot? Mr. Delaney is even younger than I

you know how he is, can't keep his mouth shut. This is a