Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 16

"Mom?"

Irwin refused to give up. He ran into the living room, calling out for her.

"Mom? Mom!"

He searched every corner, but Briony was nowhere to be found.

Only then did Irwin realize-Briony had left.

For the first time ever, Briony had walked out on him without a word.

Frustration welled up in Irwin. He grabbed all the toys Briony had bought him from the sofa and hurled them to the floor.

Upstairs in his study, Stewart heard the commotion and came down to check.

The living room was a disaster zone. In the chaos, the divorce papers got knocked under the sofa as well.

Stewart frowned and glanced toward the kitchen. "Where's your mom?"

"She's not my mom!" Irwin shouted back, voice trembling with anger. "What kind of mom just leaves her kid alone when he's sick? I can't stand her! I don't want her for a mom anymore!"

Stewart paused, caught off guard. "She left?"

"Yes!" Irwin's outburst faded and hurt flooded his face. Suddenly, he burst into tears.

"She's awful! She doesn't want me anymore, does she? Even after I got my pretty, gentle new mom, I never said I didn't want her. How could she do this to me... She's terrible! She's mean!"

and ruffled Irwin's hair with his big hand. "Even if you're upset,

love me the way she used to! Dad, is it because I

pulling a few tissues from the box to

just been really busy lately. Even though you've reconnected with Mom Rosita, she'll love you just as much as

Irwin sniffled. "Really?"

"Dad never lies."

knot of anxiety and hurt in his

longed for Briony's

and couldn't eat much, but the soup Briony made always tasted

I still really

then said, "If you finish your soup like a good boy,

that, Irwin's eyes lit

leaving Southcreek Manor, Briony went straight

days, her mother would finally

a week, it would be Christmas

they'd need. She'd even arranged for a cleaning service

artifact restoration to deliver the

had been to finish this one last commission

year, she wanted to spend Christmas

now... she was

her stomach, a tangle

decided what to do

Stewart say if he found out she

he be the same way

Briony dwelled on it, the more