Chapter 683

Briony was caught off guard.

She'd thought that on their first New Year's together as a family, Stewart would

make it a priority.

He'd said he was busy... but on New Year's Eve, there was no way he was caught

up with work.

It had to be something personal.

Briony felt a pang of suspicion, but decided not to press him further.

"All right, let's eat," she said, taking the hands of her two children and leading

them to the dining table.

Carol watched the kids and couldn't shake her unease.

She was certain she'd heard a child calling "Daddy" during the phone call earlier.

Carol's thoughts immediately turned to Irwin Wentworth.

On a night meant for family, why would Mr. Wentworth not be here with his

children? Was he spending time with Irwin again?

If that was the case, he was making a terrible mistake.

But it was only Carol's suspicion.

She didn't dare bring it up to Briony, afraid she might have misheard, and worried

that stirring the pot would undo the fragile peace that had finally settled between

the couple.

Carol sighed inwardly.

She could only hope she'd gotten it wrong.

During dinner, Little Nina was still thinking of her dad.

"Mommy, where's Daddy?" she asked.

Briony scooped a dumpling and placed it gently in her daughter's bowl. "Daddy

has something to take care of. He'll be home a little later to spend time with you

two."

my teacher said everyone gets New Year's off, and every family should

Nina protested, lips pursed in

sneak off to spend the holiday with

Briony paused, taken aback.

Nina was no fool; she was innocent but

meant more to her than ever

her nap, she'd been

Mommy and Daddy around for New

missing from the table,

plain to see.

heart ached. She reached out and stroked

anyone else, sweetheart. He just

the

interrupted her.

eyes shone. "That must be

and little Mario had

two tiny figures racing each other to the

it to the entryway

of

legs carried him up the path, his black

stride.

kids' voices rang out

dining room, pausing

down and sweep both

where were

Nina

his neck, delighted but

you

New Year's with

else!"

"I'm sorry. Daddy's

eat?" little Mario

child

set them down and ruffled their

change his shoes

children nodded eagerly and scampered off

from the shoe cabinet

stood nearby, watching

done, he straightened up and

for New

pressed his lips together, hesitated, then said, "I was

around for me if I was going to be

So that was it.

to see

she asked, "Are you going to

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