Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 5

This child had always been frail-born with asthma, no less-and the one thing he couldn't handle was getting worked up from crying.

After all, she'd raised him single-handedly since he was a baby. No matter what, Briony just couldn't bring herself to abandon him.

"Irwin, sweetheart, I'm not leaving you, okay? Please, don't cry."

All Briony wanted was to calm Irwin down first.

But Fiona, standing nearby, heard this and twisted it to her own ends.

"Briony, do you have any shame? Irwin isn't even your own child! How dare you say something like that?"

Fiona, who always carried herself with the air of a high-society matriarch, didn't bother to hide her contempt for Briony. Her voice was sharp, dripping with venom.

"No wonder Irwin's never warmed up to me all these years. He's devoted to you, calls you 'Mom,' and now I see why. You've been brainwashing him behind my back, haven't you?"

The accusation was outrageous. Briony's expression hardened, despite her concern for the child.

"Mrs. Wentworth, when Stewart and I married, I didn't ask for your blessing. If you don't accept me as your daughter-in-law, fine-I won't force it. But do you really think, in front of a five-year-old, you're being a good example? So tell me: am I the disrespectful one, or are you just abusing your age and status?"

defiance, her face flushing with anger.

and I divorce is between us. Irwin can stay

louder. "Mom, don't leave me! I don't like Grandma's house! And I hate that

voice was already

for five years and had never seen him cry like this

too upset to listen to reason right now. Let me take him

Briony took Irwin's hand

to keep up, his tiny feet moving as fast as they could, terrified she'd

called after them—Rosita, rushing

yard, Rosita caught Irwin

but I had my reasons back then. I

go, you're a bad lady!" Irwin tried to

hurt from

She's trying to

wouldn't let go, her feelings tangled

Rosita realized she couldn't pull Irwin away, she shifted her

beautiful face, making

for nine months and nearly died giving birth to. I know you've raised him these