Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Little Nina nodded, shot Stewart a glare for good measure, then turned and marched out of the study on her own.

Briony called Carol and asked her to keep an eye on Little Nina.

Carol hurried upstairs to take Little Nina downstairs.

The study fell silent once again.

It was Briony who spoke first. "Stewart, I've thought it over. I'm going to fight for custody of Mario."

Stewart looked at her. "I told you, Mario will stay with me. You're welcome to visit him anytime."

"I don't agree with your parenting," Briony said bluntly. "And I don't trust Lorna. So yes, I'm taking this to court."

Stewart fixed his gaze on her, then, after a moment, asked, "Ferdinand told you, didn't he?"

"Whatever's going on between you and Ferdinand, I want no part of it."

Briony's tone was resolute. "I only care about my son. Stewart, I tried to trust you and Ms. Riley. I even tried to get along with her for Mario's sake. I've tried to convince myself that, as his biological father, you'd be kind to him. But even in that most basic role, you've let me down."

"The Wentworth family is complicated," Stewart replied. "Mario's a smart boy. He can handle everything I've planned for him."

you mean turning him from a happy, bright child into someone like you-cold-blooded, calculating, obsessed with nothing but profit

pressed his lips together, Briony's reflection dark in his

silence hung

you know why I brought Little Nina here

Stewart frowned. "Why?"

Little Nina longs for her father's

time you're with her, you're so distant.

to get your

"I thought

world, they're future heirs to

Family, love, friendship... to you, those are abstract, insignificant. But if someone lives their whole life the way you do, what's

stared at

him, sharp as a needle,

Mario. And I won't change

now on, the two children will spend at least two days a week together. Little Nina and Mario are siblings. Even if you're their father,

at her for a long moment before finally saying,