Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 613

"Utter nonsense!" Stewart's scowl deepened. "Bryn doesn't understand any of this. Ferdinand's obsession with her is my fault-how could you just let her go back to him?"

"But Ferdinand has already set his sights on the children," the assistant said quietly. "Ms. Kensington made it clear-she's not doing this for the greater good, and it's not about you. She's doing it for the kids. That's all."

Stewart froze, his anger draining into stunned silence.

Mr. Hoffman looked up at Stewart, his expression grave. "You know as well as I do. Things have reached a dead end."

"Ms. Kensington is innocent in all this, but right now, she's the only one Ferdinand cares about. The only one who can draw him out."

Stewart closed his eyes, jaw tight, Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed. "Ferdinand is after Bryn because of me. I dragged her into this mess."

"It's not all your fault," Mr. Hoffman said gently.

Stewart opened his eyes, confusion flickering there. "What do you mean?"

With a sigh, Mr. Hoffman replied, "Ms. Kensington confided in me recently. She said that night, more than nine years ago, when she met you by chance-she also happened to save Ferdinand. Looking back, it must have been during that raid. Ferdinand was wounded while escaping. By sheer coincidence, Ms. Kensington, not knowing who he was, helped him.”

Stewart stared at Mr. Hoffman, his voice barely above a whisper. "Bryn saved Ferdinand..."

mind isn't... right. He believes Ms. Kensington saved his life, changed his fate. Now he's convinced that since she kept him alive, she belongs to

never choose to

earnest. "Neither of you is truly what Ms. Kensington needs. Ferdinand is broken-growing up under Fred Wentworth's shadow, surrounded by

always bound for this tangle, whether you realized it or not." Mr. Hoffman had seen too many goodbyes, too many tragedies. His heart had

from the very start,

long time ago. All I want now is for her

fate," Mr. Hoffman said quietly. "Just like Miss

her, gave her a new life, but

the end, she lost herself to love. Her betrayal... that was

thought she'd finally fonet

undercover among criminals means breaking yourself apart and building someone new from

process, fell for

That became her undoing.

like Mary. Mary always knew exactly what she was

hand, was dragged

wanted out-she never had

audible. "She didn't deserve

the night she saved Ferdinand sealed her fate. She was never