Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 319

Briony stared blankly at her mother, uncertain she'd heard her right.

What was her mother saying?

Lauren had stolen her husband?

Julia's eyes drifted closed, tears slipping from the corners.

She kept murmuring, voice trembling, "Bryn, I'm sorry... I've failed you. I've failed you, sweetheart..."

Briony knelt beside her and gently wiped away her mother's tears.

Her own eyes shimmered with unshed tears, her voice catching. "Mom, I'm here. Don't worry, I promise we'll be okay. Things will get better from now on."

Julia's face twisted with pain. "Bryn, I'm so angry. My whole life, I've been a failure. Why did Lauren have to be my daughter? Why her... why..."

Her words faded to nothing, exhaustion overtaking her.

Briony watched her mother drift into sleep, silent tears streaming down her face.

The gray streaks in Julia's hair, the deep lines at the corners of her eyes-five years in prison, four years missing. Nine years had ground her down, leaving her looking decades older than her forty-something years. Now, she looked closer to seventy than forty.

All her life, Julia had known nothing but suffering.

Briony squeezed her mother's hand. "Rest now, Mom. From here on, I'll be by your side. I won't let you suffer anymore."

stood at the foot of the bed, their faces heavy

been watching quietly for some time. The adults were so focused

tiptoed into the

"Mommy...?"

wiping her face and taking a deep

big eyes were rimmed with red as she gazed up

forgotten her daughter was there she didn't even know if Julia's episode had frightened

don't be afraid. Grandma's just

reached out her tiny hand and

her lips together, forcing a

her head. "It's okay to cry,

her daughter's wisdom. "Mommy's just sad for Grandma,

her arms around Briony's neck, patting her back

you and Grandma. Don't worry-Dr. Ellsworth

her face in the

nodded firmly. "I'm not afraid. With you here,

...

she woke, the adults couldn't spare

mature for her age, but she was still

arrived before Julia

and Ferdinand to watch over Nina, then stepped out onto the balcony with

him everything Julia had said

your dad, and Rosita stole your husband?!"

James fumed. "Like mother, like daughter. So Mrs. Hudson knew Rosita was Lauren's daughter and couldn't handle the