Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 492

Little Mario and Stewart exchanged glances and smiled, neither of them bothering to argue with the little girl.

"That's right. Our Little Nina is the big sister," Stewart soothed his daughter, "From now on, Mario should listen to his sister, and he needs to look out for her, too."

"I will!" Little Mario promised, his small face serious. Maybe it was the time he'd spent with Stewart, but lately, you could see more and more of Stewart's expression in the boy's eyes.

Little Nina wasn't having it. "Mario's the timid one! I'm the brave one. I should be the one protecting him!"

Stewart couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, you can protect Mario."

Then Little Nina piped up again, "Daddy, can Mario go to the same preschool as me? That way I can see him all the time. If other kids try to pick on him, I'll be there to protect him!"

She was such a little chatterbox, always saying whatever came to mind.

Stewart cherished these moments with his children, but he hadn't forgotten the time. It was getting late, and the kids needed to sleep.

“There'll be a chance for that in the future," he said, ruffling his daughter's hair. "Right now, it's bedtime. I'll go find a storybook. Both of you, under the covers."

"Okay!"

Little Nina nodded enthusiastically and rolled over, settling into a comfortable spot.

Little Mario lay down as well.

Stewart went to his study to grab a book and came back to find the two little ones lying neatly in bed, with just enough space between them for him.

his shoes, and half-reclined right

over in perfect sync, their

clearly

throat tightened. He steadied himself, opened the storybook, and began to read in

time, deep in a wild old forest, there lived a pair of silly

late, and Briony lay alone in bed, tossing and turning,

course she couldn't sleep without Little Nina beside

she

sleeping pills were right there in the bedside drawer. All it would take was one, and she

times she'd considered taking one, only to change her mind

at one in

it anymore.

on the little bedside lamp, and reached for the

Knock, knock.

tapped on

Briony froze.

"Bryn, are you awake?"

It was Stella Joyner.

drawer, got up, and

took one look at her. "Knew it.

a helpless smile. "You know me too

sighed. "It's Little Nina's first night ever staying over at her dad's. No