Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Jeannie looked at Irwin, her hazel eyes warm with a gentle smile.

"Irwin, do you know why your father doesn't want you to be around your mother?"

Irwin shook his head.

"It's because he's worried she might be a bad influence on you."

Irwin froze, startled.

"Do you remember how old I was when I first came to Southcreek Manor?"

Irwin nodded. "I remember. I was five."

Jeannie smiled softly. "Right. And do you remember how, back then, you used to have nightmares all the time?"

Irwin thought hard, vague memories surfacing. He nodded slowly.

"But I can't really remember what those nightmares were about."

"You were just a little boy then-it's normal that you don't remember everything." Jeannie's voice was patient and kind. "You would cry in the middle of the night, and when I asked you what was wrong, you told me everything. At the time, I thought it wasn't my place to say much-after all, they were your own grandmother and mother."

voice small. "Ms. Radcliffe, what did I tell

She asked you to hide it under

pupils widened

the ones that leave a mark, never truly disappear. As Jeannie spoke, a vivid image formed

Dad said Mom Bryn was going to have a baby boy, and then

a magic stone at all. If I'm not mistaken, it was something much more dangerous

frowned in confusion. "What's

of stone that gives off strong radiation," Jeannie explained gently. "It's illegal here your grandmother must have gotten it from abroad." Irwin's face

her tone serious but calm. "Prolonged contact can cause cancer. And at the time, Mom Bryn was pregnant. Exposure to something like that is

eyes. "Was it my fault?

way. Yes, you put the stone there-but you were just a child. You had no idea what it was. Your grandmother used you to hurt Mom Bryn. But think about it why would she

it together. After a moment,

was because of my

grave. "Your grandmother is your mother's mother. She wouldn't have done something like that without

confusion clouding his face. "Why would Mom want to

afraid that if Mom Bryn had a baby, her own child-you- would lose your place in the