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.

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

tiptoed into the

"Mommy...?"

her face and taking a deep

were rimmed with red as she gazed up

She'd completely forgotten her daughter was there she didn't even know if Julia's

Grandma's just sick,

tiny hand

pressed her lips together, forcing

head. "It's okay to cry,

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

arms around Briony's neck, patting her back with

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

burying her face in

afraid. With you here, Mommy's

...

relapse when she woke, the adults couldn't spare attention for Nina.

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

arrived before Julia

watch over Nina, then stepped out onto the

Julia had said

floored. "So Lauren stole your dad, and Rosita stole your

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