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.

she'd step outside to answer, and when she returned,

exactly what was going on-Lorna was hounding Carol

four- year-old should be expected to tackle, and there were so many of them. At that age, kids' fingers are still so delicate, but Lorna insisted

at least

between adults, and Briony couldn't bear the thought that he might

She only accompanied him as far as the front gate, letting Carol take him inside. Briony

drew his gaze back from the window and

the eyes and brows betrayed any emotion, but even

coughed, pressing a

"Dad?"

door swung open, and little Mario came running

Will you

the bloodstained handkerchief in his palm, then bent down and scooped

his voice still rough from the cough.

"Last night I slept with Mom, and she sang a lullaby for

Mario out the study toward the

room.

the hallway, he tossed the handkerchief into

Mom ask you

to know if I

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

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

Stewart couldn't