Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

"Carol, you mustn't breathe a word of what you saw today to anyone." Lorna fixed Carol with a grave look. "Especially not to Briony or the kids. Do you understand?"

Carol nodded, then hesitated before asking softly, "Is there anything I can do to help right now?"

Lorna had just pulled out her phone to make a call. Hearing Carol's question, she paused and replied, "Go downstairs and make some porridge, would you?"

"Of course!" Carol nodded again and hurried off.

Skybreeze Retreat.

Briony parked in the garage and was barely out of the car when Cedric Clarke rushed out to meet her.

He stopped short at the sight of her. The anxious look on his face smoothed over a little as he forced a casual smile. “Ms. Kensington, you're home early today."

Briony approached, her voice calm and measured. "You know exactly where I was this morning."

Cedric hesitated. "..."

"Stewart's out. The Wentworth Group is in Fred and Ferdinand's hands now."

"I see..." Cedric's expression was uneasy. "Well, nothing to be done. Stewart saw this coming, really."

"Dr. Clarke," Briony said, studying him, "you don't seem the least bit upset by this." He paused again, searching for the right words. "..."

had been no more than idle conversation.

seized the lifeline. "Yes! They called about a patient-emergency. I

"Drive safe, Dr. Clarke."

"Of course, of course!"

hurried to his

watched until his car disappeared down the drive, then turned and

Marlene were home. The house was unusually quiet. Briony had just settled

into her features.

had business at the Wentworth Group this morning." Stella frowned.

of the company's shares. There was a shareholders' meeting today, so I went to

"Who did

her gaze.

couch. "You voted

this reaction. She sighed a

shares. Last night,

When she

en

Ferdinand and

picked Stewart—no hesitation.”

face could sway her?" Stella groaned. "Guess family really is

with. Little Nina choosing