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.

time. The adults were so focused on Julia, they hadn't

tiptoed into

"Mommy...?"

her face and taking a deep

eyes were rimmed with red as she gazed up

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

Grandma's just

not scared," Nina said softly. She reached out her tiny hand and

pressed her lips together, forcing

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

laughter and tears at her daughter's wisdom. "Mommy's

Briony's neck, patting her back with her

for you and Grandma. Don't worry-Dr. Ellsworth is

burying her face in the warm, sweet-smelling crook

With you here,

...

when she woke, the adults

still only four. Briony

before Julia

watch over Nina, then stepped out onto the balcony

everything Julia had said during

was floored. "So Lauren stole your dad, and

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