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."

the middle of the night, and when

his voice small. "Ms. Radcliffe, what did I tell you back

a 'magic stone.' She asked you to hide it under Mom Bryn's bed. She said if you did that, the baby growing in Mom Bryn's tummy would go to

widened in

As Jeannie spoke, a vivid image formed

was going to have a baby boy, and then the baby died. Was it... was it

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

confusion. "What's a

strong radiation," Jeannie explained gently. "It's illegal here your grandmother must have

serious but calm. "Prolonged contact can cause cancer. And at the time, Mom Bryn was pregnant. Exposure to something like that is especially dangerous for

Tears welled up in Irwin's eyes. "Was it my fault? Did I kill Mom

for 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 grandmother used you to hurt Mom Bryn. But think about it

brow furrowed as he tried to piece it together. After a moment, clarity dawned on his

was because of

her expression grave. "Your grandmother is your mother's mother. She

his face. "Why would Mom

if Mom Bryn had a baby, her own child-you-