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.

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

tiptoed into the

"Mommy...?"

her face and taking

red as she gazed up at her mother, searching

daughter was there she didn't even know if Julia's episode had

be afraid. Grandma's

softly. She reached out her tiny hand and gently touched Briony's cheek. "Mommy, did you

lips together, forcing a smile. "No,

"It's okay to cry, Mommy.

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

arms around Briony's neck, patting her back

and Grandma. Don't worry-Dr. Ellsworth is really smart. He'll help

her face in the warm, sweet-smelling

"I'm not afraid. With you here,

...

Julia might relapse when she woke, the adults couldn't

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

before

watch over Nina, then

told him everything Julia had

"So Lauren stole your dad, and Rosita

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