Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 264

On the way, she sent Gavin a quick text.

Lauren had barely set foot in her hotel room for five minutes when Gavin arrived.

They barely made it through the door before falling into each other's arms, kissing feverishly as they stumbled into the room together.

The door slammed shut behind them.

From the shadows across the hall, a high-definition camera caught every second of their passionate reunion.

A man stepped back, took out his phone, and made a call. "Got it. Clear shot, faces and all."

...

A week later, Rosita arrived in Silveridge and joined the film crew without a hitch.

Word of her arrival traveled fast-Carl got the update almost the moment she arrived, and he went straight to Stewart to report.

After listening, Stewart pressed his lips together in silence before finally asking, "What's Briony been up to lately?"

Carl replied, "She hasn't been over at the Antiquarian Society for a while. Lately, she's been spending most of her time at Mrs. Winslow's house. Last week, she went to an art exhibit with Mrs. Winslow and Mr. Delaney."

"Oh, also, I've heard Mrs. Winslow is thinking of asking Ms. Kensington to compose some music."

"Compose music?" Stewart raised an eyebrow. "Briony writes music?"

"I'm not sure," Carl admitted, hesitating for a moment before asking, "If you want, I can have someone look into Ms. Kensington's background-"

cut him off. "Aside from her work,

on a photo. "Here's a picture someone snapped of her at the art show. Ms. Kensington looks

been taken without Briony's knowledge as she admired a painting. She wore a flowing maternity dress that showed off her rounded

his eyes darkening with

do you want me to keep an

back. "Rosita's here for work. Let her do her job; there's

Carl nodded. "Understood."

throw herself into

entire month, she barely

was determined to rebrand herself as an independent, strong female

low-key social media account, posting daily behind- the-scenes glimpses of Rosita's dedication at

quickly gained traction, drawing in fans and curious onlookers

Rosita was the very picture of a hardworking, kind-hearted actress-a true

name dominated the trending

her career began to trickle back, slowly shifting the narrative: Everyone now seemed to agree that it wasn't Rosita who'd ruined

"strong, independent woman" persona had never been more

than two months, Rosita's popularity rebounded;

been

her real reason for coming to Silveridge was something else

the sixty-eighth day of filming, Rosita was injured in an on-set accident

Briony's thirty-second week of

Gwendolyn White accompanied her.

hear

had been hurt while