Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Lorna strode into the room, flopped onto the couch, crossed her legs, and let out

a dramatic sigh. "How much longer am I supposed to play this wretched, universally despised villainess?"

Stewart turned, taking in Lorna's insolent, slouched posture on the couch, but he was used to her antics by now.

"Ferdinand's reached out to the Wentworths."

Lorna paused mid-stretch. "So he's finally going back to his roots?"

He nodded. "Looks like it."

She snorted. "Stealing your wife and kids wasn't enough for him-now he's after your assets too, huh?"

Stewart's dark eyes chilled. "We can leak the news about that Northside property."

Lorna arched a brow, draping herself over the back of her chair to study him. "Accelerating your little trap, are we?"

"Someone out there is even more impatient than we are. We can't drag this out any longer."

...

Over the weekend, Briony devoted herself to the kids.

Little Mario seemed perfectly content as long as he was with Nina, not once complaining about homework.

Carol, on the other hand, took several calls from Lorna. Each time, she'd step outside to answer, and when she returned, her face was troubled.

was going on-Lorna was hounding Carol about Mario's homework

to tackle, and there were so many of them. At that age, kids' fingers are still

also knew she couldn't bring her son home to live with her, at least not yet. So she

to understand the conflicts between adults, and Briony couldn't bear the thought that he might end up afraid of Lorna because of

Carol take him inside. Briony watched them disappear into the house before turning her car around. In the darkness, her taillights faded

window and turned toward the ink painting hanging

profile; only the eyes and brows betrayed any emotion, but even that was

pressing a handkerchief to

"Dad?"

Mario came running in, clutching

story! Will you read

in his palm, then bent down and scooped

the book Mario was holding, his voice still

did!" Mario grinned. "Last night I slept with Mom, and she

Mario

room.

hallway, he tossed the handkerchief into

ask

head. "She just wanted to know if I was happy here. I answered just

Stewart said, setting him down

still, his big dark eyes fixed

those eyes, Stewart couldn't