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.

to be honest with you from

in Briony's mind like

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 each other

idea that, all along, the man she shared her life with had only ever

lie to her? If he'd only told her the truth from the start, she

on you. Stewart and I are both grateful for everything you've done

Irwin so well. As

lips pressed tightly together and face eerily calm, though

You're lying! I only have one mother-and I want my real mom!" Irwin shouted at Rosita, his small face twisted in anger. "You're a bad woman! You have no

stunned, her hand flying to her mouth as tears welled up in her eyes. The hurt and restraint in her expression made her

snapped at Briony, "Is

argue with Fiona. Still, for Irwin's sake, she

"Briony,

"Galen!"

hurried over. "Yes,

have the Wentworth family's blood manipulated by a woman

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