Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 220

Lauren was instantly wracked with guilt.

That morning, Irwin had shattered a glass. Lauren had been on the phone with Helga at the time. She'd heard the sound of breaking glass, but hadn't thought much of it—until Irwin's piercing cries sent her running, heart pounding, as she fumbled to end the call.

By then, it was too late. Irwin had already cut himself.

A deep, long gash ran across his palm, blood welling up and trickling down his small hand.

The commotion quickly brought Stewart to the scene.

"Stewart, I'm so sorry. It was my fault-I wasn't watching Irwin. I let him get hurt." Lauren's face was flushed with remorse, her voice trembling dangerously close to tears.

Seeing this, Rosita hurried to add, "Mom was just caught up in her phone call. She never wanted Irwin to get hurt. It's my fault too—if I hadn't been lying down, feeling sick, maybe I could've kept an eye on him."

Stewart didn't respond to Rosita's attempt at comfort.

In the past, if he'd seen Rosita so upset and self-blaming, he would have tried to reassure her. But today, his disappointment over Irwin's injury overshadowed even the smallest hint of kindness.

He looked right at Rosita, his gaze icy and unreadable. "The medicine Quentin found for you worked well. You seem healthy now."

Rosita blinked in surprise.

"The only reason we rushed the wedding was because you were so ill-we wanted you to have no regrets. But now you're better. The wedding can wait."

Rosita stared at him, incredulous. "But... the engagement's already been announced "

"We'll handle it with PR."

tone brooked no argument. Rosita shrank beneath his stern gaze, barely managing to ask, "Then...

there's no need to rush into a wedding." His words

trembled, tears brimming in her eyes. "You want to put the wedding off

now, Irwin's well-being is the only thing that matters." Stewart's dark eyes were

Rosita froze.

memory... There's so much I can't remember. I just don't

eyes were cold as he held her

his mind, when Briony left, he lost his mother. He's having

biological mother,” Rosita protested, looking up at him as

I? I want to make up for those missing five years. Just because I wasn't there

"Irwin's only five."

expected to

at him,

you had no idea. When Briony was here, Irwin

Briony could do, I can do too!" Stewart's

She froze, hurt.

did for Irwin... no one else can replace." Stewart paused, then continued, "For me, what matters most is

her nails

always known how much

believed Irwin was her

own child's mother-she finally understood: in Stewart's eyes, she was just a supporting

her like a splash of cold water: Stewart's devotion to Irwin went far beyond what

the embodiment of Randolph Driscoll-a way to

was an almost obsessive need

a chill