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.

reduced her to a shell of her former self. She was out of money and thought she'd

the hospital about Rosita's return from

Lauren wouldn't have to worry about affording

hadn't reached out, and had even changed her number

making it painfully clear: she didn't

not have married into the Wentworths in the end, but Garry was the head of Westenmarch's top

husband like that, Rosita could snap her fingers and get any amount of

her she was supposed to take care of her mother, no matter

Lauren to the sofa and helped her

Lynn, please rest. I'll get you

the moment she's back she brings you

smiled politely. "Rosita's always been good to me. I'm just

bothered to care that her

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 newer starlets, but her contract isn't up yet, so she can't just walk away. She's really stuck right

are you trying to fool? Her husband's Garry! You think a man like that would

know this, but Rosita's