Chapter 557

At the airport, Briony greeted the two elders with a warm smile.

Gwendolyn White looked her up and down, concern creasing her brow. "Your face is so pale, darling. Have you been skipping meals and losing sleep again?"

Briony gave a helpless little shrug. "Godmother, it's just the cold weather."

"I don't believe it—you've gotten thinner. You never seem to tire when you throw yourself into work. James told me you opened another studio last week. You're running the company, juggling the gallery, and now a new studio too. Bryn, you're not exactly strapped for cash. Why push yourself so hard?"

"James does tend to exaggerate," Briony replied, looping her arm through Gwendolyn's with a gentle smile. "Really, I'm doing what I love. Every day feels full—my life is just the way I want it. Isn't that a good thing?"

Gwendolyn sighed, knowing she couldn't win this argument, and just repeated her advice. "You need to find a balance, sweetheart. Don't wear yourself out and undo all the progress you made during those four years in the countryside!"

Briony nodded, still smiling. "I know my limits. I promise."

They headed back from the airport to Skybreeze Retreat. The moment they stepped inside, Little Nina came racing across the foyer. "Grandma! Grandpa!"

Gwendolyn knelt down, cupping Nina's cheeks and kissing her again and

did!" Nina's little voice was as sweet

her bag and pulled out four gift boxes-two for Little Nina, two for little Mario. "These are

Thank you,

Thank you, Grandpa!" Nina echoed, hugging

she looked at little

withdrawn-a thin, fragile little boy who tugged at

Briony's lost child,

had finally found each other. Now, with Briony by

looked at him, the more she saw Stewart's features

young, gone too soon. For a child, that was

full of groceries for the holidays. When they saw Gwendolyn and Carney had arrived, they greeted

Briony that Julia was now living a normal life. She and Kendal had fallen in love out in

countryside, and with Brionndat

married

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