Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 364

Jeannie looked at Irwin, her hazel eyes warm with a gentle smile.

"Irwin, do you know why your father doesn't want you to be around your mother?"

Irwin shook his head.

"It's because he's worried she might be a bad influence on you."

Irwin froze, startled.

"Do you remember how old I was when I first came to Southcreek Manor?"

Irwin nodded. "I remember. I was five."

Jeannie smiled softly. "Right. And do you remember how, back then, you used to have nightmares all the time?"

Irwin thought hard, vague memories surfacing. He nodded slowly.

"But I can't really remember what those nightmares were about."

when I asked you what was wrong, you told me everything. At the time, I thought it

voice small. "Ms. Radcliffe, what

"You told me your grandmother gave you a 'magic stone.' She asked you to hide it under Mom Bryn's bed. She said

pupils widened

others, especially the ones that leave a mark, never truly disappear. As Jeannie spoke,

a baby

"That wasn't a magic stone at all. If I'm not mistaken, it was something much more

in confusion.

explained gently. "It's illegal here your grandmother must have

harmful," Jeannie said, her tone serious but calm. "Prolonged contact can cause cancer. And at

in Irwin's eyes. "Was it my fault?

him. "No, Irwin, don't think that way. Yes, you put the stone there-but you were just a child. You had no idea what it was. Your

it

was because

your mother's mother. She wouldn't have done something like that without your mom

face. "Why would Mom

was afraid that if Mom Bryn had a baby, her own child-you- would lose