Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 215

Briony showed no emotion as she walked straight past them, heading directly for the elevator.

Behind her, Irwin's cries echoed through the hallway.

"Mom! Mom, please don't go! It hurts, Mom-please, it hurts so much... Don't ignore me, Mom, please..."

People waiting by the elevator turned to stare at Irwin. Seeing how the boy's eyes never left Briony, their gazes shifted to her, curiosity mingling with judgment.

But Briony remained utterly unmoved.

"Poor kid's bawling his eyes out, and his mother doesn't even flinch," an older woman muttered under her breath.

Her daughter leaned in, whispering, "Maybe they're divorced. That boy looks like he's with his dad."

"So what if they're divorced? Since when does that mean a mother stops caring about her child? Who could be so heartless?"

Briony listened to the whispered gossip swirling around her, feeling nothing at all. Irwin had his own mother. It wasn't her place to worry about him anymore.

The elevator arrived. Briony stepped in, followed by the others. She moved into a corner, keeping her distance. The doors slid shut, cutting off the sound of Irwin's cries.

Irwin stared at the closed elevator doors, his sobs slowly dying down.

His mother really didn't love him anymore.

He was hurt, and she couldn't even spare him a glance...

He lowered his head. In his mind, Rosita's voice replayed, cold and matter-of-fact:

[Your Mom Bryn has her own baby now. She won't love you anymore.]

Irwin's red-rimmed eyes brimmed with resentment.

hospital room, Briony

answered, beaming when she saw

offered a gentle smile and

was sitting up in bed, completely

yourself comfortable. I'll

looked, Briony finally felt at

a few light side dishes.

his phone aside. His eyes zeroed in on the takeout containers. "Is there any

"Nope," Briony replied.

fell in an

crestfallen expression. "Your wound hasn't healed yet. Once you're better, I'll cook anything you like

to be making gourmet meals for me when you're pregnant, you know!" James sighed. "It's just... I'm seriously craving steak or fish right now, but Marlene won't make me

looking

up the little table, took the containers from Briony,

that

He wasn't disappointed.

and comforting. The sides were simple but flavorful, light

looking at her in surprise. "Did you

stomach when he was little, so I had to be careful with every meal. I bought some books, watched a

sound. "Lucky brat. Too bad he

her lips together, saying

thought about repayment-but she also never imagined that, in just a few short months, they would go

...

James for a while, Briony

both taken some time off to recover, but work was piling up. Although the faculty at The Antiquarian Society had already explained their absence, Briony didn't want her personal life to cause any

studio, Hannah Lane greeted

it this time?" Briony

them on the coffee table in