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.

was at the

a growing fascination among locals for traditional heritage and culture. She

popular series into a live-action drama. If the show succeeded, she'd

translating animation to live action was no simple feat. Casting the right actors was absolutely

company roster, but only Mary truly

on set filming today, so

check out the rest of the cast—she might

it was already three

way through the set, easily navigating the maze

a costume change and looked up in surprise

here?" Mary beamed, looping her arm

that Mary had learned Briony was the mysterious owner behind the scenes. But ever straightforward, Mary didn't seem the least bit fazed by Briony's

that about her. Despite 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 perfect for

came by to check on you. Focus on your scenes I'll wander around

returned to her seat to

about to leave, raised voices caught her attention

crew member was berating someone, his voice sharp

missing! You're holding up the entire set! If you can't handle the job, Just leave. Who do you think you are, making everyone

frowned and walked

the stuntwomen had shown up late, delaying the

asked around

the story:

stuntwoman had recently divorced.

son had been