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.

had been watching quietly for some time. The adults were so focused on Julia, they

tiptoed into

"Mommy...?"

hastily wiping her face and taking a deep breath before turning

with red as she gazed up

completely forgotten her daughter was there

afraid. Grandma's just sick, that's

not scared," Nina said softly. She reached out her tiny hand and gently touched Briony's cheek. "Mommy, did

together, forcing

cocked her head. "It's okay to cry,

at her daughter's

around Briony's neck, patting her back

always be here for you and Grandma. Don't worry-Dr. Ellsworth is really

her face in the warm, sweet-smelling crook of Nina's

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

...

she woke, the adults couldn't spare attention for

was bright and mature for her age, but she was still only four. Briony didn't want her to shoulder

before Julia

asked Gina and Ferdinand to watch over Nina, then stepped out

him everything Julia

your dad, and Rosita stole your husband?!"

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