Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 4

Briony drew a deep breath, doing her best to keep her composure.

She turned to Rosita. "Ms. Lockwood, are you really Irwin's biological mother?"-

Rosita met Briony's gaze, her smile gentle and warm. "Five years ago, because of work and a company contract, I had no choice but to keep my relationship with Irwin a secret."

Briony's breath caught. "Irwin's father..."

"Irwin is Stewart's and my child," Rosita replied softly.

Her words, gentle as they sounded, plunged into Briony's heart like a dagger.

Briony froze, a suffocating pain tightening her chest and draining all color from her face.

So, all this time-the child she had raised and loved as her own for five years— was actually Stewart and Rosita's son.

Which meant Stewart had been deceiving her from the very beginning.

He hadn't cheated after their wedding; rather, he'd been playing her for a fool right from the start.

I'm truly sorry for keeping this from you for so long. I actually advised Stewart to be honest with you from the beginning, but he thought it would be best if as

in Briony's

Stewart, she was just

that after five years of living together, raising a child side by side- even if there was no romantic love between them-they at least trusted

she shared her

to her? If he'd only told her

past five years have been hard on you. Stewart and I are both grateful for everything you've done

"You've raised Irwin so well. As his biological mother, I truly

lips pressed tightly together and face eerily calm, though her arm around Irwin trembled

shouted at Rosita, his small face twisted in anger. "You're a bad woman! You have no right

flying to her mouth as tears welled up in

at Briony, "Is this how you raise a child? Where's his

leaving her no energy to argue with Fiona. Still, for Irwin's sake, she managed, "He's

see what you're up to?" Fiona sneered. "Briony, we're both women. Don't

"Galen!"

hurried over. "Yes,

I won't have the Wentworth family's blood manipulated by a

hesitated, but at Fiona's glare, he stepped forward and pulled Irwin from Briony's