Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 199

"Wedding invitation?" James leaned over for a look. "No way! Stewart and Rosita's? Who sent this, Rosita herself? Has she lost her mind?"

Briony's lips curled coldly. Without a word, she tossed the invitation straight into the trash.

"She's doing this just to get under your skin!" James fumed, bending down to fish the envelope out of the bin. "Hold on, let me check the address. On their big day, I should send this pair of losers a whole stack of Monopoly money as a wedding gift!"

Briony just stared at him, unamused.

"Don't stoop to their level," she replied, her tone calm and even. "Let's just focus on living our own lives."

James was still seething, but seeing how unbothered Briony seemed like she'd truly moved on-he let it drop.

With a snap of his wrist, he flung the invitation back into the trash.

Dolphin Cove.

The elevator chimed on the 32nd floor, its doors sliding open as Briony and James stepped out.

"Monster, take this-!"

A little boy's shout rang out, and a toy wooden sword jabbed straight toward Briony's stomach.

Briony frowned, about to dodge, but James was quicker. He stepped in front of her, catching the wooden sword in his large hand, and with the other, grabbed the boy by the ear.

who keeps

match for James's grip. Scowling, he glared up at him. "Let go of me!

laugh. "I was just wondering how to come up with an excuse to have a little chat with your family. Lucky

a mean old man-let me go!" the

Briony. "You go inside. I'll handle

darkened. That sword, even if just a toy, could have seriously

to learn

Just don't go

I'm doing,"

unlocked the

through the hallway,

flustered old woman's apologies.

inside, listening to the

about ten minutes,

James rang the bell.

opened the door at

of them moved to the living room and sat down across from each other on

kid a lesson today, but kids his age rarely learn from this stuff. And that old lady-she seemed apologetic, but honestly, I think she was

together and sighed. "You're carrying twins now. We can't

her stomach, realizing he was

But let's be clear: I'm still paying my share of