Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

On the way, she sent Gavin a quick text.

Lauren had barely set foot in her hotel room for five minutes when Gavin arrived.

They barely made it through the door before falling into each other's arms, kissing feverishly as they stumbled into the room together.

The door slammed shut behind them.

From the shadows across the hall, a high-definition camera caught every second of their passionate reunion.

A man stepped back, took out his phone, and made a call. "Got it. Clear shot, faces and all."

...

A week later, Rosita arrived in Silveridge and joined the film crew without a hitch.

Word of her arrival traveled fast-Carl got the update almost the moment she arrived, and he went straight to Stewart to report.

After listening, Stewart pressed his lips together in silence before finally asking, "What's Briony been up to lately?"

Carl replied, "She hasn't been over at the Antiquarian Society for a while. Lately, she's been spending most of her time at Mrs. Winslow's house. Last week, she went to an art exhibit with Mrs. Winslow and Mr. Delaney."

"Oh, also, I've heard Mrs. Winslow is thinking of asking Ms. Kensington to compose some music."

"Compose music?" Stewart raised an eyebrow. "Briony writes music?"

"I'm not sure," Carl admitted, hesitating for a moment before asking, "If you want, I can have someone look into Ms. Kensington's background-"

"Aside from her work,

out his phone and tapped on a photo. "Here's a picture someone snapped of her at the art show. Ms.

photo had been taken without Briony's knowledge as she admired a painting. She wore a flowing maternity dress that showed

image, his eyes

do you want me to keep an eye on Ms. Lockwood

"Rosita's here for work. Let her do her job; there's

Carl nodded. "Understood."

really did throw

an entire month, she barely left the

was determined to rebrand herself as an independent, strong female lead, and she made sure everyone

posting daily behind- the-scenes glimpses of Rosita's dedication at

account quickly gained traction, drawing

of a hardworking, kind-hearted actress-a true goddess, both on

name dominated the trending

to agree that it wasn't Rosita who'd ruined her engagement to

independent woman" persona

popularity rebounded; if anything, her reputation was

this had been part

real reason for coming

filming, Rosita was injured

be Briony's thirty-second week of pregnancy

Gwendolyn White accompanied her.

they could hear the commotion in the emergency