Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"What are you trying to say?"

"Briony, how can you still be so naïve?" Rosita pulled her phone out of her pocket. "Honestly, Stewart has known about your pregnancy for a long time. Did you really think moving to Silveridge would mean you'd finally escape him?"

She pressed play on a recording.

Stewart's voice came through, cold and flat: "It's just as well if the babies are lost."

Cedric Clarke's voice was sharp with disbelief. "Are you out of your mind? What the hell are you saying? Those are your children! Stewart! If you ever say something like that again, I swear I'll cut you off for good!"

Stewart replied, unshaken, "I'm just stating the facts."

Cedric's voice rose to a shout. "Stewart! Say one more word and I'll punch you in the face, you hear me? Those are your children! Even if you don't care about Briony, you have no right to talk like that!"

The recording ended.

Rosita watched Briony's face drain of all color, a satisfied smirk curving her lips. "Did you hear that clearly, Ms. Kensington?"

Briony clutched her belly. Stewart's words still echoed in her ears, harsh and cold.

She remembered that stormy afternoon, when he'd told her, "The best thing would be if you weren't pregnant at all."

So from the very beginning, his feelings about her pregnancy hadn't just been indifference he'd actually despised it.

it enough to say, "It's just as well

smile growing cruel. "Stewart's always said he'd only ever have one child-Irwin. He never wanted anything to threaten that. When he thought you'd ended the pregnancy, he was relieved. But when

step toward Briony, eyes gleaming

running off to Silveridge would

breath caught. Her heart hammered in her

or the anger, but the twins inside her began

trembling hand to her belly, forcing herself to stay calm. She

telling me all this will change

they're mine. They're my family. I'm not doing this for the Wentworth

care what you

took a step closer. Briony, wary

I'm not going to touch you. Because Stewart's already on his way to

Briony froze.

does,

wants your babies' cord blood for research-he thinks it could lead to a treatment for Irwin. You know Irwin's had asthma since birth. He's so weak. As the only heir to the Wentworths, Stewart will do anything for him. That's

voice shook. She had

and braced herself against the wall as she

Irwin have already been to Silveridge to check up on you —without your knowledge. And you really thought you were living here in peace? How naïve. Stewart's had you watched from the start. I'm only warning you because, well... mother to