Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 59

"I hate you!"

Irwin hurled the rest of his bedtime stories to the floor and stomped on them, his voice trembling with fury. "You're a liar! You don't want me, well, I don't want you either! I don't want any of this!"

"Irwin!"

Stewart grabbed Irwin's arm, his handsome face darkening with anger. "Say one more word like that and you'll be sorry!"

Irwin struggled with all his might, but he was no match for his father's strength.

Blinded by rage, Irwin couldn't see the storm brewing in his father's eyes. All he wanted was to let out every ounce of hurt and frustration bottled up inside him—

"I just hate her!" Irwin jutted out his chin, his tear-stained eyes glaring stubbornly at Stewart. "You said it yourself-she's not really my mom, right? So if she isn't my mom, why should I have to like her? I hate her! I hate that she lied to me!"

Stewart froze.

That one sentence-"You said she's not really my mom!"-hit him like a slap in the face.

He let go of Irwin and turned to look at Briony.

stood rooted to the spot,

of all color. Her usually bright, clear eyes were now clouded, as if a heavy mist

so in control, felt a wave of

[Why is Mommy crying?]

who was now flushed and defiant, she suddenly saw him as he'd been at two

yet so tenderly, wiped away her

face and realized, for the first time, just how much her mother was suffering behind

the whole way

pretending to

neck, his soft

made Briony's nose sting. She'd burst into

her tears with his chubby little hands, mumbling over and

just learned to talk, his words still limited, so he repeated the comforting things she usually said to him. The more anxious he got, the more

had been completely broken. She'd clung to

reputation at university, schemed against her in every way they could. She'd endured it all, no matter how bitter or difficult-but knowing her mother was

no power, no connections. All she could do was watch as her

said it hurt, little Irwin started crying too, blowing on her with his tiny

hurts, Irwin hurts

had in five years. And yet, because Irwin was