Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 319

Briony stared blankly at her mother, uncertain she'd heard her right.

What was her mother saying?

Lauren had stolen her husband?

Julia's eyes drifted closed, tears slipping from the corners.

She kept murmuring, voice trembling, "Bryn, I'm sorry... I've failed you. I've failed you, sweetheart..."

Briony knelt beside her and gently wiped away her mother's tears.

Her own eyes shimmered with unshed tears, her voice catching. "Mom, I'm here. Don't worry, I promise we'll be okay. Things will get better from now on."

Julia's face twisted with pain. "Bryn, I'm so angry. My whole life, I've been a failure. Why did Lauren have to be my daughter? Why her... why..."

Her words faded to nothing, exhaustion overtaking her.

Briony watched her mother drift into sleep, silent tears streaming down her face.

The gray streaks in Julia's hair, the deep lines at the corners of her eyes-five years in prison, four years missing. Nine years had ground her down, leaving her looking decades older than her forty-something years. Now, she looked closer to seventy than forty.

All her life, Julia had known nothing but suffering.

Briony squeezed her mother's hand. "Rest now, Mom. From here on, I'll be by your side. I won't let you suffer anymore."

Ferdinand and Gina stood at the foot of the bed, their faces heavy with sorrow.

quietly for some time. The adults were so focused on Julia, they hadn't even noticed

into the

"Mommy...?"

her face and

eyes were rimmed with red as she

Briony's heart. She'd completely forgotten her daughter was there she didn't even

afraid. Grandma's just sick,

reached out her tiny hand and gently

pressed her lips together, forcing a

cocked her head. "It's okay to cry, Mommy. There's nothing to be ashamed

throat tightened, caught between laughter and tears at her daughter's wisdom. "Mommy's just sad for

her arms around Briony's neck, patting her back with her

I'll always be here for you and Grandma. Don't worry-Dr.

her daughter close, burying her face in the warm, sweet-smelling crook

firmly. "I'm not afraid. With you here, Mommy's not afraid of

...

woke, the adults couldn't spare

but she was still only four. Briony didn't want her to

before Julia regained

to watch over Nina,

told him everything Julia had

Lauren stole your dad, and

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