Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Stella froze, her cheeks flushing pink—whether from anger or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

She loosened her grip around Cedric Clarke's neck and tried to push him away, but he wouldn't budge.

"Cedric Clarke, let go of me!"

"No way. You're my wife, and last I checked, that's still protected by law. You can't just abandon me." Cedric looked down at her rosy face, thinking she'd never looked cuter.

"I only married you because you tricked me!" Stella sounded like she was about to lose it. "Stop playing dumb, Cedric Clarke! You're Stewart's best friend-if I'd had any sense at all, I'd have stayed single for life before marrying you!"

Cedric frowned. "That's not fair. Since when am I responsible for Stewart's mistakes? Besides, I'm the one living with you, not him. Whether I'm a good husband or not, I'm pretty sure that's up to you to decide, my Lady Stella."

"Spare me the flattery!" Stella glared at him, her face as stern as a judge's. "I'm furious right now, and I don't want to talk to you. Tomorrow, I'm taking our son and going to Bryn's place."

"Sounds good!" Cedric grinned. "A few days at Skybreeze Retreat will do you good. Otherwise, I bet my mom's going to show up again tomorrow to lecture you. She's your own mother, and if I try too hard to defend you, she'll probably start docking points from her son-in-law."

Stella couldn't even muster a comeback.

"Come on, don't be mad. I made your favorite teriyaki chicken and rice. Let's eat. You didn't even have lunch, did you? Look at your stomach, it's practically caved in. Not as nice to hold anymore..."

"Who wants a round belly, anyway?" Watching her fume, Cedric

yell at him, it meant he still had

love your cute, squishy tummy-it's

"Cedric Clarke, get lost-mmph!"

and brushed her lips with a quick kiss. "Don't be angry Getting upset is bad for you, and it'll just make you tired. Come on, let's eat first. You

"I'm

if on cue, her stomach let out a

them locked eyes, staring each other down-the

back a laugh and promptly earned a

Stella punched his arm. "How did

soothing words and kisses until she finally ran

...

at ten, Cedric personally drove Stella and their son

opened the door to

Cedric hauling two massive