Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 453

Engagement?

Briony lowered her gaze to the invitation being held out in front of her.

She didn't reach for it.

"Take it back, Lorna." Briony looked up, meeting Lorna's eyes. "Stewart and I aren't exactly on friendly terms after the divorce. If I accept this invitation, I'll be expected to send a gift-frankly, it's just a hassle."

"There's really no need for so much hostility, Ms. Kensington."

Lorna gave her a light, practiced smile. "I can't have children of my own. Stewart only has Mario, so the Wentworth family will depend on him one day. I hope Mario will care for me in my old age, so I'll treat him as if he were my own son. I truly want to get along with you, Ms. Kensington—for all our sakes."

Briony frowned.

She can't have children?

"Go on, take it. As Mario's new stepmother, I genuinely hope for your support as his mother."

With that, Lorna pressed the invitation into Briony's hand, took little Mario by the hand, and turned to get into the car.

Briony watched as the car pulled away.

James strolled over, took the invitation from her, and unfolded it with a skeptical look.

"Stewart is really something. He made you promise in the divorce papers not to remarry for three years, and now he's practically married again himself!"

The more James thought about it, the angrier he got. "Maybe I should send him a box of condolence cards as a wedding gift!"

around Ms. Riley," Briony

her. "What do you mean

sincere with him, Mario

close. Plus, I've heard from Carol that, while Lorna can be strict, she's willing to spend real time with

quite get

party.

when does an ex-wife send a gift when her ex-husband gets engaged?

with them than

simple sentence left James

Briony just wanted to

do for

could do was swallow her pride

and Lorna's engagement party was an extravagant

grandest country estate, and though it was just

invited every major business

full week, the engagement was all anyone in town could

her place and delivered

had become a famous

Leilani painting as an engagement

and every piece was highly

a Leilani masterpiece had become something of an

Stewart and Lorna set off on their honeymoon, planning to be

and their driver dropped

only after they had