Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 472

Lorna strode into the room, flopped onto the couch, crossed her legs, and let out

a dramatic sigh. "How much longer am I supposed to play this wretched, universally despised villainess?"

Stewart turned, taking in Lorna's insolent, slouched posture on the couch, but he was used to her antics by now.

"Ferdinand's reached out to the Wentworths."

Lorna paused mid-stretch. "So he's finally going back to his roots?"

He nodded. "Looks like it."

She snorted. "Stealing your wife and kids wasn't enough for him-now he's after your assets too, huh?"

Stewart's dark eyes chilled. "We can leak the news about that Northside property."

Lorna arched a brow, draping herself over the back of her chair to study him. "Accelerating your little trap, are we?"

"Someone out there is even more impatient than we are. We can't drag this out any longer."

...

Over the weekend, Briony devoted herself to the kids.

Little Mario seemed perfectly content as long as he was with Nina, not once complaining about homework.

from Lorna. Each time, she'd step

going on-Lorna

many of them. At that age, kids' fingers

bring her son home to live with her, at least not yet. So she never said a bad word about Lorna in front

bear the thought that he might end up afraid of Lorna because of

take him inside. Briony watched them disappear into the house before turning her car around.

and turned toward the ink painting hanging

painting had a cold, severe profile; only the eyes and brows betrayed any emotion, but even that was nothing but a chilling indifference. Just as Briony had once described

coughed, pressing a

"Dad?"

study door swung open, and little Mario came running

a new story! Will you read it

palm, then bent down and

book Mario was holding, his voice still rough from the cough. "Did

with Mom, and she sang a lullaby for me and

as carried Mario

room.

tossed the handkerchief

ask you

know if I was happy here. I answered

Stewart said, setting him down on the bed. "Lie

lay back, small and perfectly still, his big dark eyes fixed

eyes, Stewart couldn't help but see Briony in