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."

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

enough," Carney interrupted, pulling his wife aside. "Don't you think Bryn is worried

worried about Mario, too!" Gwendolyn protested. "Have you seen the kind of women Stewart's been with before? I just don't

he'd never let

understand us women!" Gwendolyn shot Carney a glare, then turned and tugged Briony

at the empty road, her eyes shimmering with unshed

his head and

drive back, Lorna and Mario were suddenly

street was secluded-just the sort

the backseat. "Mario, I need to talk to those men outside for a moment. You be

Mario nodded solemnly.

the volume, then stepped out of the car and quietly shut and locked the door

black stepped out of the cars,

crossed, Lorna sized them up

that Mr. Wentworth's son in the

was mocking. "What

"Hand the kid over."

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

us for

woman, they didn't take her seriously

narrowed. She pulled a hairpin

moved like

their hands and legs, and in secondel

were writhing on

ground, groaning in pain.

down, Lorna

with

tell

to quit coming