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!"

actually comfortable around Ms.

paused, glancing at her. "What do

sensitive. If Ms. Riley weren't sincere with him, Mario

get close. Plus, I've heard from Carol that, while Lorna can

didn't quite get it.

go to the engagement party. Will you

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

with them

simple sentence

the ex-husband at all. Briony just wanted

do for their

living in that house, all Briony could do was swallow

party was an

country estate, and though it was just an engagement, the event rivaled any wedding

invited every major business figure

week, the engagement was all anyone in town could

James went in her place and delivered a

become a famous name in high

Leilani painting as

work was rare, and every piece was highly sought

something of an obsession

set off on their honeymoon, planning

dropped Carol

only after they had