Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

She stood up and glanced at Lorna. "Ms. Riley, would you mind waiting here for a moment? I'll go upstairs and help little Mario pack his things."

"That won't be necessary, Ms. Kensington," Lorna replied. "Stewart isn't going to restrict Mario from seeing you. If he misses you, we'll bring him over to stay for a few days. So you can leave his things here for now."

Briony nodded calmly. "Alright."

"Mario, come here," Lorna called, gesturing for the little boy.

Mario obediently walked over to her side.

Lorna ruffled his hair. "Go say goodbye to your mom, your grandparents, and your godfather."

Mario lifted his hand and waved. "Bye, Mom. Bye, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Carney."

After their goodbyes, the adults stood by the door, watching as Lorna led little Mario away.

Lorna had come in Stewart's car.

She opened the back door. A child's car seat was already installed.

She lifted Mario into the seat and bent down to buckle him in securely.

Then, shutting the door, she turned to the group standing in the doorway, nodded politely, and walked around to the driver's side, got in, and started the car.

The Maybach pulled away, turned, and disappeared down the drive.

Gwendolyn White waited until the car had vanished from sight before turning to Briony.

"This Ms. Riley seems awfully close to Stewart, doesn't she? And Mario doesn't seem to mind her at all."

"As long as they're good to Mario, that's all that matters."

divorce-I thought he cared about you. But now, the

enough," Carney interrupted, pulling his wife aside.

seen the kind of women Stewart's been with before? I just don't want our Mario getting hurt by someone

but he'd never let his

women!" Gwendolyn shot Carney a

at the empty road,

head and followed

back, Lorna and Mario were suddenly boxed in by

street was secluded-just the sort of place for

I need to talk to

Mario nodded solemnly.

to the children's music channel and turned up the volume, then stepped out of the

in black stepped out of the cars, advancing

Lorna sized them up and smirked. "Daylight

"Is that Mr.

was mocking.

"Hand the kid over."

You say jump and I'm supposed to ask how high?" She laughed. "I'd lose all

for

take her seriously at all. The men

She pulled a

moved like lightning-the

hands and legs,

them were writhing on

ground, groaning in pain.

Lorna tapped

cheek with her

tell

boss to quit coming