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

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

and adapt the popular series into a live-action drama. If the show succeeded, she'd push forward with a feature film

no

the company roster, but only Mary truly

was on set filming today, so Briony decided

to check out the rest of the

arrived, it

easily navigating the maze of

middle of a costume change and looked up in surprise when

Mary beamed, looping her arm through

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

She had a quiet strength that shone through in everything she did-the kind of inner resilience that made her perfect for the

Focus on your scenes I'll wander

to her seat

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

was berating

your kid's missing! You're holding up the entire set! If you can't handle the job, Just

and

one of the stuntwomen had shown up late, delaying

discreetly asked around

the story:

stuntwoman had recently divorced.

eighteen-month-old son had been awarded