Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

The moment the news broke, it instantly set the internet ablaze.

Within minutes, new gossip threads appeared online.

This time, it was photos of Briony and Maynard carrying baby Lori into a hospital.

A striking couple, arms full with a newborn-though Lori's face was turned away, the image was unmistakably that of a picture-perfect family.

Based on these photos, internet sleuths started piecing together a timeline: half a year ago, Briony had abruptly handed over management of Starlight Entertainment to Maynard, selling him five percent of the shares at a heavily discounted "favor price." Not long after, she'd vanished from the public eye. Now she'd returned to the company, baby in tow and Maynard constantly at her side. The mounting "evidence" left the public with only one conclusion: Briony and Maynard's relationship was all but officially confirmed.

Briony barely slept a wink that night. She was finally drifting off around five in the morning when her phone started ringing insistently.

It was Carey.

"Ms. Kensington, there's trouble!"

Briony's eyes snapped open. "What happened?"

"You and Mr. Maynard are trending online!"

Briony sat up in bed, but before she could respond, someone knocked at her door.

"It's me."

Kicking off the covers, Briony padded toward the door, phone pressed to her ear. "What's going on?" she asked Carey.

and some are

outside was Maynard, dressed immaculately in

the phone

the phone. "Carey, I'll call you back

up and took a moment to collect her thoughts. "Let me get changed. Wait for me outside,"

nodded and stepped back to give

the door, Briony quickly pulled up the news on

headline, every trending topic

clearly been stalking them—and this was no accident. It was a

that

wardrobe, and changed. Five

the suite, phone to his ear. "I

Briony approached him. "Maynard."

stopped and looked

calm. "Don't bother trying to

ended the

realize what this

Those gossip sites will

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is our child. I can handle it, but

mother-if they

you with that..."

public." Briony's eyes were steady.