Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony's brow furrowed as she watched Ferdinand, waiting for him to continue.

"After my mother passed away, my father changed completely. He said he wanted to erase Fiona from the Wentworth family records, then bury my mother in the Wentworth family mausoleum. He also hoped I would take Stewart's place as the heir to the Wentworth Group. He always saw Fiona as an interloper-he hated her, and by extension, Stewart too."

Briony let out a cold laugh. "Your father must have truly loved your mother."

Ferdinand caught the sarcasm in her tone as he looked at her. "My parents met in college-they genuinely loved each other. It was Fiona who schemed her way in. She got pregnant and used every trick she could to force my father into marrying her. When my mother found out Fiona was pregnant, she was so furious she left the country. Only after she was abroad did she discover she was pregnant too... So, I'm actually two months older than Stewart."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "The year Fiona gave birth to Stewart, my mother had me alone in a foreign country. Years later, during a business trip, my father ran into her by chance and finally learned about me. He never loved Fiona, and she never loved him-their marriage was constant fighting. Eventually, my father faked his death in a plane crash to escape both the Wentworth family and Fiona. My mother's name was Malvina Ellsworth. My father even changed his last name to Ellsworth for her-he truly loved her."

Briony pieced the story together in her mind.

So, Fiona was the woman who came between them, using her child to seize the title of Mrs. Wentworth. Through it all, Fred's heart belonged to Malvina. For her, he abandoned all the privileges and wealth of the Wentworth family-he even faked his own death to break free.

Now, with Malvina gone, Fred blamed Stewart for not saving her when he could have.

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