Engagement?

Briony lowered her gaze to the invitation being held out in front of her.

She didn't reach for it.

"Take it back, Lorna." Briony looked up, meeting Lorna's eyes. "Stewart and I aren't exactly on friendly terms after the divorce. If I accept this invitation, I'll be expected to send a gift-frankly, it's just a hassle."

"There's really no need for so much hostility, Ms. Kensington."

Lorna gave her a light, practiced smile. "I can't have children of my own. Stewart only has Mario, so the Wentworth family will depend on him one day. I hope Mario will care for me in my old age, so I'll treat him as if he were my own son. I truly want to get along with you, Ms. Kensington—for all our sakes."

Briony frowned.

She can't have children?

"Go on, take it. As Mario's new stepmother, I genuinely hope for your support as his mother."

With that, Lorna pressed the invitation into Briony's hand, took little Mario by the hand, and turned to get into the car.

Briony watched as the car pulled away.

James strolled over, took the invitation from her, and unfolded it with a skeptical look.

"Stewart is really something. He made you promise in the divorce papers not to remarry for three years, and now he's practically married again himself!"

The more James thought about it, the angrier he got. "Maybe I should send him a box of condolence cards as a wedding gift!"

comfortable around

her. "What do

sensitive. If Ms. Riley weren't sincere with him, Mario wouldn't

I've heard from Carol that, while Lorna can be strict, she's willing to spend

didn't quite

engagement party. Will you take a gift for

does that? Since when does an ex-wife send a gift when her ex-husband gets

more time with them than

simple sentence left James

This wasn't about the ex-husband at all. Briony just wanted to make

do

Briony could do was swallow her pride and go along

and Lorna's engagement party was an extravagant

though it was just an engagement,

every major business

week, the engagement was all anyone in town could

in her place and delivered

become a famous name

Stewart received a Leilani painting as an engagement gift left

was rare, and every piece was highly sought

Leilani masterpiece had become something of an

off on their honeymoon, planning

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