Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Southcreek Manor.

Jeannie wore a surgical mask as she moved around the kitchen, fighting off a lingering cold and low-grade fever while she prepared dinner.

She'd been under the weather for three days now, but she hadn't slacked off in caring for Irwin, not even once.

When Briony found out Jeannie was sick, she packed up Little Nina and extended their stay at Skybreeze Retreat. She said it was to keep Nina from catching Jeannie's cold, and with that excuse, Stewart couldn't object.

Jeannie worried Stewart might blame her for the disruption, so even on her worst days, she worked as diligently as ever.

A car pulled up outside.

Jeannie turned the burner down to its lowest setting, wiped her hands, and stepped out of the kitchen to greet Irwin.

But after waiting a good while, there was still no sign of him.

Puzzled, she walked toward the front door.

Bob had just parked in the garage and was coming out when he ran into her.

"Ms. Radcliffe."

Jeannie glanced around. "Where's Irwin?"

"Oh, didn't the young master tell you?" Bob asked.

"Tell me what?" Jeannie frowned.

"His mother came to pick him up for dinner."

mother?" Jeannie

Bob had been with the Wentworth family for years; he knew

to tell me. Did he say when he'd be

"But he

"Alright, thanks."

back

stove was still simmering, sending up clouds of

Irwin's

bubbling

realizing it, she'd been the Wentworth family's nanny for

with Stewart lasted until Irwin finished elementary

the math, she figured she had

then, she'd

touched her

was twenty-eight now, younger than both Briony and

Stewart ever look at her

only real advantage was that Irwin

off her apron, and

was unlikely

a fever and had no appetite anyway, so she didn't

to head upstairs and get

heard a car pulling

sound-it was

rush of surprise and delight swept through her. She turned and hurried toward the front

barely reached it when Stewart stepped

you're back?" Jeannie said, setting his slippers by his feet with a smile. "I thought you'd be ing out with

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