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.

Eight years ago, there was a car accident. The eldest Cooper son was left in a coma, and

Briony's breath caught.

is her late fiancé's

a moment, Briony didn't know what

overseas all these years and only recently brought him back,

"So she wants to claim the boy as yours and hers in

He stared at

was

let out a bitter laugh. "Stewart, do you have any

his face. "Bryn, I'll explain everything

whatever you want." Briony was done arguing. "This is between you and our children. If they don't mind, it's not my place to

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

Stewart was stunned.

glance. She turned away and walked into the

Stewart wouldn't even have the right to call

his head. His tall figure looked achingly lonely

...

returned to her bedroom and

wood, she slid slowly to the

face with her hands, tears soaking through her