Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Daisy had barely reached the first floor when she spotted Lauren.

"Ms. Lynn." Daisy stepped forward, blocking Lauren's path. "You can't go upstairs right now. Rosita's working."

"All she does is work!" Lauren's face, pale and drawn, twisted with visible spite. "I'm practically dying and she doesn't even care?!"

Daisy tried to soothe her gently. "Let's not get upset, Ms. Lynn. You look unwell- why don't you let me help you to the sofa?"

Truth be told, Lauren was in agony. Even the short walk from the garden had left her drenched in sweat.

Pancreatic cancer was excruciating.

The pain was relentless-it stole her sleep, her appetite, and any shred of comfort she had left.

She needed money, and a lot of it, to stay alive.

Gavin Prescott had disappeared. Her savings were long gone.

Rosita had been abroad for four years, completely out of reach.

When the diagnosis came three months ago, Lauren felt as if the sky was crashing down on her.

last three months had reduced her to a shell of her former self. She was out of money and thought she'd just

a news report in the hospital about

maybe, Lauren wouldn't have to

out, and had even

didn't want anything to do with

might not have married into the Wentworths in the end,

like that, Rosita could snap her fingers and get

Rosita owed her she was supposed to take

Lauren to the sofa and helped her sit

rest. I'll get

overseas for four years, but the moment

me. I'm just happy to be

you? She can't even be bothered to care that her own mother's dying of cancer, and you still think she's a good

not that she doesn't care. She's just been swamped since she got back-she was out of the spotlight for so long, and coming back has been tough. The studio gave all her roles to the

You

you might not know this, but Rosita's marriage isn't as