Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

In the end, Ferdinand agreed to Briony's request.

But there was a catch: she had to wait until she was looking and feeling a bit stronger.

And even then, if she wanted to go out, someone would have to go with her.

Briony refused to let Belinda tag along.

So Mary volunteered eagerly.

Briony only agreed after some hesitation.

Three days later, Mary accompanied Briony out.

Their destination was the biggest shopping mall in downtown Marblecliff.

Ferdinand was swamped with urgent business that day and couldn't join them, so

he sent Gifford and a small team to shadow the women discreetly, dressed in plain clothes and keeping a careful distance.

When they arrived, Briony and Mary took the elevator up to the third floor- women's fashion.

Mary wanted to look at baby clothes.

She dragged Briony along for company.

Gifford and the other men kept their distance, pretending to browse, but never taking their eyes off the two women.

few tiny outfits for her baby, holding them up

do you think is

at the tiny onesies and felt her heart

help thinking of her own

a boy or a

her stomach and smiled. "Ferdinand's thrilled. He says if she takes after her mother,

was a

didn't know better, you'd think Ferdinand was head-over-heels for

But was he really?

"Briony?"

voice broke through her thoughts, and Briony blinked, meeting Mary's bright, expectant

do you like

at the two onesies in Mary's

both. Ferdinand can certainly spare a little extra." Mary grinned. "True! Why not?" And just like that, she

moment ago, in the baby boutique, Gifford could still pretend to be a doting dad-to-be, but lingerie stores were another story. He hesitated at the entrance, then awkwardly pulled out his phone and pretended

Gifford was good-looking enough to avoid drawing

at the entrance of a women's store and

mistaken

was all but dragged

wedding's just around the corner! Let me pick out some new

for Gifford to hear

her a look, brow furrowing. "I don't

come on! Of course you do!" Mary replied, her tone teasing and