Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 266

"What are you trying to say?"

"Briony, how can you still be so naïve?" Rosita pulled her phone out of her pocket. "Honestly, Stewart has known about your pregnancy for a long time. Did you really think moving to Silveridge would mean you'd finally escape him?"

She pressed play on a recording.

Stewart's voice came through, cold and flat: "It's just as well if the babies are lost."

Cedric Clarke's voice was sharp with disbelief. "Are you out of your mind? What the hell are you saying? Those are your children! Stewart! If you ever say something like that again, I swear I'll cut you off for good!"

Stewart replied, unshaken, "I'm just stating the facts."

Cedric's voice rose to a shout. "Stewart! Say one more word and I'll punch you in the face, you hear me? Those are your children! Even if you don't care about Briony, you have no right to talk like that!"

The recording ended.

Rosita watched Briony's face drain of all color, a satisfied smirk curving her lips. "Did you hear that clearly, Ms. Kensington?"

Briony clutched her belly. Stewart's words still echoed in her ears, harsh and cold.

She remembered that stormy afternoon, when he'd told her, "The best thing would be if you weren't pregnant at all."

from the very beginning, his feelings about her pregnancy hadn't just

just

always said he'd only ever have one child-Irwin. He never wanted anything to threaten that. When he thought you'd

toward Briony,

unwanted mistakes. Did you really think running off to Silveridge would let you have them in peace? You think Stewart will just let you walk

caught. Her heart

but the twins inside her

a trembling hand to her belly, forcing herself to stay calm. She couldn't let Rosita get

think telling me all this will

"You're wrong. I'm having these babies because they're mine. They're my family. I'm not doing this for the Wentworth fortune, and I don't care if Stewart acknowledges them or not. They're my children, and that's all that

really care

closer. Briony, wary

not going to touch you. Because Stewart's already on his way to

Briony froze.

catch you. If he does, he'll take you

treatment for Irwin. You know Irwin's had asthma since birth. He's so weak. As the only heir to the Wentworths, Stewart will do anything for him. That's the only reason

Briony's voice shook.

ignoring the pain in her abdomen, and braced herself

away, her gaze cold and poisonous. "I'm not lying to you, Briony. Stewart and Irwin have already been to Silveridge to check up on you —without your knowledge. And you really

of the restroom, gripping the wall for