Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 280

She glanced at the master bedroom door, shut tight as always, and a flicker of disappointment passed over her face.

Ever since Irwin started elementary school, Stewart had come home less and less.

Irwin, at least, tried to be understanding. He knew that Stewart had become even busier after taking over The Wentworth Group, and so he stopped crying and pleading for Stewart to come home to spend time with him.

When Stewart did come back, he'd talk with Irwin for a bit, and then either retreat to his study or lock himself away in the master bedroom.

Jeannie barely got a chance to exchange a few words with him.

Thinking about it, Jeannie sighed quietly to herself.

Inside the master bedroom, Stewart stepped out of the bathroom, fresh from his shower, just as his phone began to ring. Cedric Clarke's name flashed on the

screen.

He answered, and Cedric's voice came through immediately. "Lauren came in for tests at our hospital today. It's late-stage pancreatic cancer."

A faint smile tugged at Stewart's lips. "Does Gavin know?"

"She went alone-she's HIV-positive, there's no way she'd let Gavin come to the hospital with her!"

Cedric paused, then added, "But she's been with Gavin for four years. Odds are, he won't escape unscathed either. I'm not saying I feel sorry for Gavin, but honestly, I do pity Mrs. Prescott a little."

"I warned Jason," Stewart replied coolly. "If he's not a fool, he'll know to make arrangements for Mrs. Prescott in advance."

Cedric let out a sigh, about to say more, when the wailing of a child echoed in the background.

"Gotta go. The baby's crying again-I need to calm him down..."

The call ended abruptly.

the sound of the child's

a large hand to

stretched on,

Silverlake Town.

parted the night's veil, and the

across

of a rooster or bark of a dog mingled with the

riverbanks, families set breakfast fires, the smoke curling into the morning fog, filling the air with the comforting scent of

sounded from the bedside table-its recording was right on cue: "Ring ring, ring ring-Little Nina, time to wake

childish voice

her sleep, rolled over, and snuggled deeper into her

hugged her daughter close and pressed a gentle

is still

little voice was soft and sweet, unmistakably

couldn't help but laugh, giving her daughter's chubby bottom a gentle pat. "It's Monday, darling. Remember, you

crinkling into sleepy slits, lips pouting. "Then give me

cheek. "Alright, time

"Okay!"

wriggled out from under the covers, slid into her cartoon slippers, and scampered off to the bathroom. Soon,

listened, unable

daughter really was obsessed

I finished brushing my teeth! And I squeezed

her daughter's clothes on the bed and ruffled

doted on her daughter, but still tried to teach her

Nina fetched her clothes and started changing