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 minute

wife aside. "Don't you think Bryn

protested. "Have you seen the kind of women Stewart's been with before? I just don't

might be clueless, but he'd never let his own son

women!" Gwendolyn shot Carney a glare, then

the doorway, staring out at the

shook his head and followed

and Mario were

was secluded-just the sort of place

I need to talk to those men outside for a moment. You

Mario nodded solemnly.

radio to the children's music channel and turned up the volume, then

black stepped out

car, arms crossed, Lorna sized them

leader scowled. "Is that Mr.

smile was mocking. "What of

"Hand the kid over."

and I'm supposed to ask how high?" She

for what

seeing only a woman, they didn't take her

She pulled a

moved like lightning-the

and

were

ground, groaning in pain.

Lorna

cheek with

tell

boss to quit