Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Cedric Clarke's brow furrowed, his expression darkening. "Stella, come here a second. I've got something important to discuss with you."

"Not going!"

"Star," Briony coaxed gently.

Irritated, Stella reluctantly stood up and stomped over to Cedric. "What is it?"

Without warning, Cedric cupped her chubby cheeks and planted a noisy kiss right on her lips-earning himself a sharp, resounding slap across the face.

"Cedric Clarke, are you out of your mind?!"

Cedric just grinned, dodged away, and called over his shoulder, “I'll bring you your favorite cream puffs tonight!"

"You're such a jerk, Cedric! Don't you dare come back! If you do, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Briony and James exchanged a look and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Honestly, only Cedric could handle Stella's fiery temper.

...

After lunch, Briony grabbed her keys and headed out.

She wasn't worried about leaving Stella at home-Marlene was there to help out.

Last week, Briony had officially taken over Starlight Entertainment. Her first order of business was to build up the company's reputation by promoting a new batch of talent.

the

animated series becoming a national sensation, Briony had noticed a growing fascination among locals for traditional heritage and culture. She saw

to strike while the iron was hot and adapt the popular series into a live-action drama.

was no simple

over every performer on the company roster, but only Mary truly fit the

today,

it was a good excuse to check out the

it

assistant, Carey, led the way through the set, easily navigating the maze

a costume change and looked up

looping her arm through

last week's company meeting that Mary had learned Briony was the mysterious owner behind the scenes.

coming from humble beginnings, Mary was neither arrogant nor servile. She had a quiet strength that shone through in everything she did-the kind of inner resilience that made her

Focus on your scenes I'll wander around and have a

to her

Just as she was about to leave, raised voices caught her attention from a corner

crew member was berating someone,

the entire set! If you can't handle the job, Just

and

out one of the stuntwomen

discreetly asked

the

stuntwoman had recently divorced.

been awarded to her, but