Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Jeannie looked exasperated. "Mrs. Wentworth basically said she'll never bring her precious daughter home unless Irwin is sent away."

"Good! The less she comes back, the better! And it's not like the Wentworths think much of her or her daughter anyway!"

"But Mr. Wentworth has already decided Irwin will stay at Southcreek Manor for now. Irwin's really upset about it, but he's too afraid of disappointing his father, so he just pretended to be fine and agreed."

"Is he out of his mind?!"

Rosita was furious, almost beside herself with frustration. "He's the Wentworths' eldest grandson-the only boy in the family! Why should he be the one to move out? Briony dares to push Irwin out now-what's to stop her from shipping him overseas next?"

"If they actually send Irwin abroad, that's as good as banishment!"

Rosita's anger only intensified. "The Wentworths have a huge estate. Briony just wants to drive Irwin away so she can have a son with Stewart, then make her own child the heir!"

Jeannie covered her mouth in mock shock. "Would Mrs. Wentworth really do that? She doesn't seem like that kind of person...'

Rosita sneered. "Oh? You know her that well?"

her head. "I haven't spent much time with Mrs. Wentworth, but I can tell she's been cold to Irwin since she got back. He's terrified to even speak to her. I was

still a stepmother," Rosita snapped, her voice laced with disdain. "You and Stewart are just naïve if you

if her son died! She's nothing but a curse-first her parents, then her own child, now just wait, that little girl

the screen was nowhere to be found; in private, her words were venomous, her face twisted with rage-more terrifying than any

wanted nothing to do with

Rosita's bitterness, though on the surface she played innocent, letting out a soft

years, and honestly, he's a thoughtful kid. But he's always anxious, never quite secure, Last night when he went back to his room, he cried under the covers

face contorted. "Mrs. Wentworth adores Irwin. There's no way she'll let Briony

smile. "Our Irwin is the one and only heir to the Wentworth

left, Rosita thought for a

for Fiona to

me,"

Lockwood?" Fiona's tone was icy.

had suddenly vanished without