Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 230

Gwendolyn White could tell from Carney's expression that things with Stewart at the airport hadn't gone well.

In front of Briony, though, she acted as if nothing had happened.

Once they were back home, Gwendolyn asked the housekeeper to make Briony a bowl of noodles and ladled out some nourishing chicken broth for her to have first.

While Briony sipped the soup in the kitchen, Gwendolyn quietly pulled Carney into the bedroom.

"You talked to Stewart at the airport?"

Carney let out a bitter laugh. "The man's a bully with too much power and far too little shame."

Gwendolyn frowned. "He's still refusing to sign the divorce papers?"

He sighed heavily. "Stewart's a control freak. I told him plainly we want to make Bryn our goddaughter. I even spoke to him as a family elder, but he just put on that fake smile and brushed me off."

"I saw this coming a long time ago," Gwendolyn said with a weary sigh. "That's why I suggested the Chadwicks get in touch with Bryn. Thank goodness she's strong enough to carve out her own path."

Carney looked surprised. "So you'd already planned a backup for her?"

"What else did you expect?" Gwendolyn shot him a look. "You're a man yourself— after all these years, do you still not know your own kind's weaknesses?"

Carney protested, "Come on, don't lump me in with the rest. I'm one of the good ones everyone says so!"

She smacked his arm with a laugh. "Always so glib! Anyway, keep an eye on Stewart these next few days. Don't let him bother Bryn again. She deserves some peace to finish her work."

"Aye aye, ma'am!" Carney gave a mock salute.

***

The next day, on set.

were filming a promotional video for

to her ankles. Her long dark hair was swept up with

artist applied a touch of

out from behind the screen, everyone fell silent, momentarily

talking with Professor Thornton. His gaze flickered when

like the elegance she wore today. For the first time, he saw her fully transformed, as if she'd stepped straight out of a classical painting: slender,

swallowed, his

a promotional video was no small feat, especially

required. The camera

first time in front of the lens, but she

her

but exclaim, "Ms. Kensington has such screen presence. If she entered show business, she'd

crew all nodded

back in

home for lunch

Briony. Still, Gwendolyn, worried about her pregnancy, asked the director

was more than happy

half an hour, Briony had finished all her scenes

car, Briony changed out of her costume and back

paused to say goodbye to Professor Thornton, not sparing Stewart a

bad blood

just smiled faintly. "She's

Thornton raised

***

day— partly to look after her, partly

always present, but thankfully, kept

whenever possible-calls were nearly impossible, with the poor

about the harsh conditions but assured Briony that she was

her worry. She just hoped