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.

to say, "It's just as

never wanted anything to threaten that. When he thought

step toward Briony, eyes

Did you really think running off to Silveridge would let you have them in peace? You think Stewart will just let you walk

breath caught. Her heart

shock, or the anger, but the

belly, forcing herself to stay calm. She couldn't let Rosita get

me

family. I'm not doing this for the Wentworth fortune, and I don't care if Stewart acknowledges them or not. They're my

care

a step closer. Briony, wary now, backed

going to touch you. Because Stewart's already on his

Briony froze.

friendly warning," Rosita went on, her voice sweet as venom. "Don't let Stewart catch you. If he does, he'll take you straight to the hospital. You're eight months along, right? He'll have the babies delivered early— just so he can

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

voice shook. She had

pain in her abdomen, and braced

stumble away, her gaze cold and poisonous. "I'm not lying to you, Briony. Stewart and Irwin have already been to Silveridge to check up on you —without