Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

If it was about the children, Briony needed to know the details. "What is it?"

"Xenia Cooper has an eight-year-old son."

Briony froze for a moment.

An eight-year-old son...

Her brows drew together. "So you're just stepping in as someone's ready-made stepfather?"

Stewart cleared his throat. "That's how it will look to outsiders."

Briony pressed her lips into a thin line.

Her mind went straight to Irwin Wentworth.

That boy had once been the fatal crack in her and Stewart's marriage.

Even though Irwin was eventually sent away, the arguments and misunderstandings he'd brought with him still lingered vividly in Briony's memory.

"Stewart, do what you like for appearances' sake, but when it comes to the children, I expect you not to disappoint them."

"Don't worry, I won't." Stewart's expression softened, as if he, too, recalled the turmoil Irwin had caused them, and he dared not conceal anything from her.

she loved deeply. Eight years ago, there was a car accident. The eldest Cooper

Briony's breath caught.

is her late fiancé's

Briony didn't know what

the middle of a vicious power struggle. Xenia fled abroad to have the child in secret. She raised him overseas all these years and only recently brought him back, still keeping his identity quiet. But now,

the boy as yours and

He stared at

was

do you have any

guilt shadowing his face. "Bryn, I'll

arguing. "This is between you and our children. If they don't mind, it's not my place

cold, distant gaze. "From today onward, if we meet again, you'll be Mrs. Cooper's husband. I'll address you

Stewart was stunned.

away and walked into the house, not once

final. After this, Stewart wouldn't even

figure looked achingly lonely

...

to her bedroom and

the wood, she slid

covered her face with her hands, tears soaking