Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

If it was about the children, Briony needed to know the details. "What is it?"

"Xenia Cooper has an eight-year-old son."

Briony froze for a moment.

An eight-year-old son...

Her brows drew together. "So you're just stepping in as someone's ready-made stepfather?"

Stewart cleared his throat. "That's how it will look to outsiders."

Briony pressed her lips into a thin line.

Her mind went straight to Irwin Wentworth.

That boy had once been the fatal crack in her and Stewart's marriage.

Even though Irwin was eventually sent away, the arguments and misunderstandings he'd brought with him still lingered vividly in Briony's memory.

"Stewart, do what you like for appearances' sake, but when it comes to the children, I expect you not to disappoint them."

"Don't worry, I won't." Stewart's expression softened, as if he, too, recalled the turmoil Irwin had caused them, and he dared not conceal anything from her.

deeply. Eight years ago, there was a car accident. The

Briony's breath caught.

boy is her late

a moment, Briony didn't know what

Cooper family is in the middle of a vicious power struggle. Xenia fled abroad to have the child in secret. She raised him overseas all

the boy as yours

at her with dark, unreadable

silence was

a bitter laugh. "Stewart, do you have any

looked away, guilt shadowing his face. "Bryn, I'll explain

Briony was done arguing. "This is between you and our children. If they don't mind, it's not my place

a deep breath, fixing Stewart with a cold, distant gaze. "From today onward, if we meet again, you'll be Mrs. Cooper's husband. I'll address

Stewart was stunned.

She turned away and walked into

After this, Stewart wouldn't even have

head. His tall figure looked achingly lonely in the

...

bedroom and shut the door behind

to the wood, she slid slowly to the

her hands, tears soaking through her