Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Briony fixed her gaze on Ferdinand. "No mother could ever truly abandon her own child. Ferdinand, you created this child for one reason to break down my defenses, to use my heart against me. If something happens to this baby, then there's truly nothing left between us."

Ferdinand pressed his lips into a thin line, studying Briony intently.

He was weighing how much of her words were sincere.

Mary's pained cry broke the silence. At last, Ferdinand spoke, his voice cold: "Gifford, pull over somewhere secluded."

Gifford frowned, uneasy. "Mr. Ellsworth, we should get to the docks as fast as possible. They'll be expecting us, and every minute we delay puts us at greater risk."

Ferdinand's patience was gone. “I won't repeat myself."

Gifford gritted his teeth, the wound on his thigh throbbing. He knew well enough that when Ferdinand lost it, he was capable of anything.

"Mr. Ellsworth, I hope you don't regret this."

With a heavy sigh, Gifford steered the SUV off the road, weaving through the trees until they came to a stop in the shelter of the woods.

Ferdinand immediately unzipped a small medical kit and laid out the acupuncture needles.

Gifford slid out of the car and clambered onto the roof to keep watch.

Inside, only the three of them remained.

Briony reached over, tearing open a sterile alcohol wipe and handing it to Ferdinand.

expected her to

the wipe, glancing up at

was cool. "What are you looking at

bent his head

car door, exhaustion written all

hunched, stealing anxious glances at Briony, who

heart twisted with

understand what I'm trying

minutes, Mary's

the medical kit. "How do

better," Mary said, then hesitated. "But, um... I really need to use

at Ferdinand, embarrassed. "Ever since my belly got this big, I just can't hold

his gaze

try to play

I really can't hold it anymore. Tears spilled over as she pleaded, "Ferdinand, you can't seriously expect me to

Ferdinand's expression darkened.

state because she's

to her, voice tight.

are you afraid of? We're in the middle of howhere, and you can

in her words

I won't run," Mary whispered.