Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 683

Briony was caught off guard.

She'd thought that on their first New Year's together as a family, Stewart would make it a priority.

He'd said he was busy... but on New Year's Eve, there was no way he was caught up with work.

It had to be something personal.

Briony felt a pang of suspicion, but decided not to press him further.

"All right, let's eat," she said, taking the hands of her two children and leading them to the dining table.

Carol watched the kids and couldn't shake her unease.

She was certain she'd heard a child calling "Daddy" during the phone call earlier.

Carol's thoughts immediately turned to Irwin Wentworth.

On a night meant for family, why would Mr. Wentworth not be here with his children? Was he spending time with Irwin again?

If that was the case, he was making a terrible mistake.

But it was only Carol's suspicion.

She didn't dare bring it up to Briony, afraid she might have misheard, and worried that stirring the pot would undo the fragile peace that had finally settled between the couple.

Carol sighed inwardly.

She could only hope she'd gotten it wrong.

dinner, Little Nina was still thinking of her

Daddy?"

a dumpling and placed it gently in her daughter's bowl. "Daddy has something to take care of. He'll be home a little later to spend time

said everyone gets New Year's off, and every family should be together," Little Nina protested, lips pursed in indignation.

Briony paused, taken aback.

no fool; she was innocent but

Year's meant more to her than

been giddy, saying how happy she was to have both Mommy and

with Stewart missing from the table, the disappointment on her

and stroked her daughter's hair. "Daddy isn't with anyone else, sweetheart. He just had something

the sentence before the sound of

shone. "That must

react, Little Nina and little Mario had already scrambled off

saw that tall, familiar figure stepping out of the

the path, his black coat billowing with

"Daddy!" The kids' voices rang out as they dashed

dining room, pausing at the hallway to watch Stewart

around his neck, delighted but still pouting. "I thought you ran off to spend

"I'm sorry. Daddy's

you eat?" little Mario

up one child in each

they were in the foyer, he set them down and ruffled their hair.

eagerly and scampered

slippers from the shoe cabinet and

stood nearby,

done, he straightened up and met her

for New Year's dinner," Briony said

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