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!"

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

like she doesn't love me the way she used to! Dad,

down with him on the sofa, pulling a few tissues from the box to gently

reconnected with Mom Rosita, she'll love you

Irwin sniffled. "Really?"

"Dad never lies."

the knot of

longed

and couldn't eat much, but the soup Briony made always tasted so good and comforting. He

really

moment, then said, "If you finish your soup like

eyes lit

leaving Southcreek Manor, Briony went straight back to her

three days, her mother would finally be released from

over a week,

already stocked their new home with everything they'd need. She'd even arranged for a cleaning service to come tomorrow and

restoration to deliver the

finish this one last commission and then close

This year, she wanted to spend

she

on her stomach, a tangle

hadn't decided what to do about the

say if he found

good to Irwin-would he be the same way with

Briony dwelled on it, the more foolish