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.

years ago, there was a car accident. The eldest Cooper son

Briony's breath caught.

her

moment, Briony didn't

secret. She raised him overseas all these years and only recently

claim the boy as yours and

tightened. He stared at her with

was answer

a bitter laugh. "Stewart, do you have any idea

guilt shadowing his face. "Bryn, I'll explain everything to the

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

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

Stewart was stunned.

him another glance. She turned away and

retreat was final. After this, Stewart wouldn't even have

his head. His tall figure

...

bedroom and shut

the wood, she slid slowly

her hands,