Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 17

Briony dialed Stewart’s number.

She wanted him to come pick up Irwin.

But Stewart didn’t answer.

He was obviously ignoring her on purpose.

Frustration welled up inside Briony, her expression turning cold.

Irwin looked at her, eyes rimmed red. He choked up and said, “Mom, am I bothering you? If you don’t want me around anymore, I can just leave...”

Tears began to spill down his cheeks.

Briony’s heart softened instantly. She pulled him into a gentle hug and soothed him, “Of course I still want you here. I’m just swamped with work these days, and since you’re still not feeling well, I’m worried I won’t be able to take care of you properly.”

“I’m not running a fever anymore,” Irwin insisted.

He grabbed Briony’s hand and placed it on his forehead. “See, Mom? I’m really not sick now. I’ll be good and won’t disturb you while you’re working. Please don’t send me away, okay?”

Whenever Irwin played the sweetheart, Briony was helpless.

She sighed and stroked his still-warm cheek. “Did you finish the soup I made for you?”

“I did!” Irwin said proudly. “I drank the whole big bowl!”

“And did you bring your medicine?”

“Yep!” He patted his cartoon backpack. “And I brought the toys and bedtime storybooks you bought for me, too!”

Briony tapped him on the nose. “You never forget your bedtime stories, do you? All right, you’re still under the weather. Go lie down and get some rest. I have to get back to work.”

“Okay!”

Hugging his backpack, Irwin scampered off to the lounge.

Watching her sweet, sensible son, Briony felt a pang of guilt.

Irwin was still just a child. It was only natural for him to rely on his parents. Even though he’d reconnected with Rosita, he still thought of her as “Mom,” didn’t he?

She really shouldn’t let herself get upset with a kid.

With that in mind, Briony opened her shopping app and bought all the children’s books and educational toys she’d been eyeing for a while.

She figured Irwin would probably spend New Year’s Eve with Stewart and Rosita at the Wentworth estate this year. The things she’d just bought would be her New Year’s gifts for him.