Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 335

So it was all about Irwin.

Briony wasn't surprised—at least, not really.

"What have I ever done to him?" she said with a faint laugh. "Don't make it sound like I've been cruel or something."

Stewart sighed, frustration creeping into his voice. "Irwin's actually quite sensitive. Briony, I know you hold grudges against me and against Rosita, but Irwin is innocent in all this."

Briony's gaze was icy. "Innocent? And what, my son deserved what happened to him?"

"That's not what I meant."

Stewart's brow furrowed. "I get that you're angry, and you can take it all out on me if you want. But can't you show Irwin a little more care? For the sake of his real father?"

Briony's eyes narrowed.

Of course Stewart would pull that move. When persuasion failed, he'd even invoke Irwin's heroic father for sympathy.

"Stewart, I respect heroes. But I'm just a mother who lost her child. I'm petty and small-minded—I can't possibly understand your grand generosity."

"The best I can do is not take out my pain on Irwin. But if you expect me to treat him as my own, that's simply impossible."

"You don't have to treat him like your own," Stewart said quietly. "Just… show him a little kindness."

"I don't do fake kindness," Briony replied coldly, her eyes never leaving his. "If you want someone who's good at coddling his feelings, maybe Jeannie's your best bet."

Stewart's face darkened. "Jeannie is just the nanny I hired, nothing more."

"Then since he has his own professional caretaker, why are you forcing this on me?"

"You matter to Irwin in a way no one else does."

"That's just your wishful thinking. If my absence really mattered, then how come Irwin was perfectly fine the four years I was gone?"

Stewart pressed his lips together, his dark eyes steady on her.

"If you're not truly giving these shares to Little Nina, then I don't want them."

Briony set the documents back on the table and turned to leave. Stewart caught her by the arm.

"I meant those shares for Little Nina from the start."

He picked up the folder and held it out to her. "Hold onto them for her, please."