Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 360

Southcreek Manor.

Jeannie wore a surgical mask as she moved around the kitchen, fighting off a lingering cold and low-grade fever while she prepared dinner.

She'd been under the weather for three days now, but she hadn't slacked off in caring for Irwin, not even once.

When Briony found out Jeannie was sick, she packed up Little Nina and extended their stay at Skybreeze Retreat. She said it was to keep Nina from catching Jeannie's cold, and with that excuse, Stewart couldn't object.

Jeannie worried Stewart might blame her for the disruption, so even on her worst days, she worked as diligently as ever.

A car pulled up outside.

Jeannie turned the burner down to its lowest setting, wiped her hands, and stepped out of the kitchen to greet Irwin.

But after waiting a good while, there was still no sign of him.

Puzzled, she walked toward the front door.

Bob had just parked in the garage and was coming out when he ran into her.

"Ms. Radcliffe."

Jeannie glanced around. "Where's Irwin?"

"Oh, didn't the young master tell you?" Bob asked.

"Tell me what?" Jeannie frowned.

"His mother came to pick him up for dinner."

mother?" Jeannie stared,

had been with the Wentworth family for years; he knew exactly who Irwin's birth mother

forgotten to tell me. Did

Bob replied. "But

"Alright, thanks."

headed back

the stove was still simmering,

made Irwin's

the bubbling

been the Wentworth family's nanny for four

Stewart lasted until

figured she

then, she'd

touched her

twenty-eight now, younger than both Briony and

why would Stewart ever look at

only real advantage was that Irwin

off the burner, took off her apron, and left

it was unlikely Stewart would be

a fever and had no appetite anyway, so she didn't bother fussing over a

head upstairs and

she heard a

the sound-it was Stewart's

and delight swept through her.

barely reached it when Stewart stepped

said, setting his slippers by his feet with a smile. "I thought you'd be

Lockwood tonight." fo

frowned. "What do