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.

filming a promotional video for The Antiquarian Society, so

ankles. Her long dark

artist applied a touch of

from behind the screen, everyone fell

was talking with Professor Thornton. His gaze flickered when he noticed

her style understated-nothing like the elegance she wore today. For the first time, he saw her fully transformed, as if

swallowed, his gaze

a promotional video was no small

camera demanded

was Briony's first time in front of the lens, but she exceeded everyone's

noon, she'd wrapped her individual scenes

help but exclaim, "Ms. Kensington has such screen presence. If she entered show business, she'd be a sensation! She was born for the

crew all nodded in

then, Briony was back in the dressing room, removing

lunch and would bring her

only two quick scenes for Briony. Still, Gwendolyn, worried about her pregnancy, asked the director if Briony could shoot her

director was more than happy to

an hour, Briony had finished all

car, Briony changed out of her

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

there bad blood between Ms. Kensington

faintly. "She's still mad at

raised an

***

day— partly to look after her, partly to make sure Stewart didn't

always present, but thankfully,

were nearly impossible, with the poor signal

about the harsh conditions but assured Briony that she was

couldn't shake her worry. She just