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.

in the hallway, little Nina had been watching quietly for some time. The adults

into the

"Mommy...?"

hastily wiping her face and

red as she gazed up at her mother,

daughter was there she didn't even

Grandma's just

She reached out her tiny hand

lips together, forcing a smile.

to cry, Mommy. There's nothing

and tears at her daughter's wisdom. "Mommy's just sad for Grandma,

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

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

close, burying her face in the warm,

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

...

adults couldn't spare attention for Nina. Briony

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

before Julia regained

and Ferdinand to watch over Nina, then stepped out onto the

him everything Julia had said during

was floored. "So Lauren stole your dad, and Rosita stole your husband?!" Briony

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