Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 131

Chapter 132

Stewart had pulled stunts like this more times than anyone could count over the past five years.

Briony turned to Irwin and said, "Call your mom."

Irwin mumbled an "Okay," and dialed Rosita.

No answer.

"Neither of them is picking up!" James snorted in disgust. "Bet they're off together, up to no good."

Briony's expression turned cold as she glanced toward the river, where sky lanterns were starting to drift upward. Worry gnawed at her.

James, guessing she was thinking about Julia and wanting to go release a lantern for her, offered, "Why don't you go on ahead with Hannah and the others? I'll stay here with him and wait for Stewart."

Briony shot him a grateful look. "Thank you."

"Oh, don't get all sentimental," James said, tugging Irwin gently by the arm. "Go on, before the crowd gets too thick and you can't get through."

He was right—as the evening wore on, the riverside would get packed, and it wasn't safe for her, not while she was pregnant.

Briony left with Hannah and the others to join the crowd by the river and release their lanterns.

She didn't look back at Irwin-not even once. She didn't take the lantern he'd bought for her, either.

the little lantern in James's hand, feeling

years past, his mom would have made the lantern herself, and both his parents would walk him down to the river to

gone

his mom had left him behind, choosing to release a lantern

lantern in his hands,

fell, soaking into the

always so well-behaved, so sensible. Why was his mom

his mom really

did, would she ever

...

riverbank was packed,

and Lydia's help, Briony managed to release a sky lantern. She watched it drift upward, glowing against the night sky until it became just another distant star, her eyes shining

gentle hug. "Briony, Ms. Hudson will see it. She'll know you're doing well now, and that'll

taking a long, steadying breath.

"Sure."

family had arrived too; they said their goodbyes and went off to

else to be after

forcing Briony and

past a cluster

reported, scanning the crowd with a

were just about

you safe," James said, stepping to her side

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