Regretting the wife 137

Regretting the wife 137

Chapter 137 

Silveridge International Airport

As soon as the plane touched down and Briony and James stepped out into the arrival hall, they spotted Carney and Gwendolyn White waiting for them

Professor, Mrs. Winslow,Briony greeted them with a warm smile

Gwendolyn couldn’t contain herselfshe hurried over and pulled Briony into an embrace

Let me have a look at youmuch better color in your cheeks, but you’re still much too thin.Gwendolyn released her and gave her a thorough onceover, her gaze finally landing on Briony’s stillflat stomach

So it’s really twins?” 

Briony nodded with an easy smile

Oh, I’m just so delighted!Gwendolyn took Briony’s hands, gently patting them. Come on, let’s get you home. I had Damaris make some chicken soup to help you and those little ones get your strength back.” 

Thank you, Mrs. Winslow.” 

Oh, hush, there’s no need for thanks among family!” 

Exactly!James chimed in, immediately seizing the opportunity to tease. She thanks me for every little thing, too. I told her just last night to knock it off, and here she goes again! Mrs. Winslow, you’ve got to do something about her.” 

Briony shot him a sidelong glance

James just raised his eyebrows, grinning. I’m only telling the truth!” 

Bryn, Mrs. Winslow and James are right,Carney said, looking fondly at Briony. You know what they sayonce a teacher, always family. If you still consider me your mentor, then you’re one of us. You don’t have to stand on ceremony. All this politeness just makes you seem like a stranger.” 

Briony felt a wave of warmth settle in her chest. Okay,” she replied softly

After a cozy lunch at Carney’s house, he took Briony and James out for a drive

When they arrived at their destination, Briony finally realized who Carney had been referring to as the big shot-it was none other than Mr. Ferguson.‘ 

Carney made the introductions. This is Mr. Garry Ferguson, founder of Westernmar’s Vanguard Conglomerate. He personally funded the repatriation of the stolen blueandwhite porcelain artifact. Mr. Ferguson, these are my students, Briony and James.” 

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Garry was of Chinese descent, with warm olive skin and striking featuresa classic Western face with the charisma of a 90s movie star

He was the first to extend his hand to James, greeting him with easy politeness. Mr. Delaney, it’s an honor to meet such promising young talent from my homeland.” 

James shook his hand, completely at ease. You flatter me, Mr. Ferguson. We should be thanking you for your invaluable support of heritage conservation.” 

It was the least I could do,Garry replied, turning his attention to Briony. Ms. Kensington, I’ve heard so much about you.” 

The moment their eyes met, Briony caught a fleeting, inexplicable glint in Garry’s gaze

But when she looked again, it was gone

She narrowed her eyes slightly. Truthfully, she had little patience for people who didn’t honor their commitments, and Garry’s reputation preceded him in that regard. Still, he’d been introduced by her mentor, and his contributions to artifact preservation were undeniable, so she kept any trace of displeasure wellhidden

She offered Garry a polite, almost perfunctory handshake and smiled coolly. Mr. Ferguson. A pleasure.” 

Garry seemed to notice the restrained chill in her demeanor, but he only raised an intrigued eyebrow before turning to Carney. Professor Winslow, shall we take a look at the piece?” 

Carney nodded. Let’s.” 

Recovering the blueandwhite porcelain had been no small feat. Money was one thing, but it took a labyrinth of connections to bring it home. A hundred million dollars was a staggering sum, but the effort behind the scenes was impossible to sum up in a few words

Unfortunately, the artifact was now a disaster, thanks to Sophia’s botched restoration attempt

Carney’s face fell as soon as he saw it. This is just outrageous!” 

James examined the mess, rubbing his chin before glancing over at Briony, his tone light but serious. How long do you think it’ll take to fix this?” 

Briony’s expression was equally grave. She used the wrong adhesive. Just taking it apart will take at least three days. After thatwith just the two of us, we’re looking at a week, minimum, to restore it properly.” 

As long as you’re confident,” James replied. Just looking at all this gunk makes my head hurt!” 

Any restorer worth their salt would be horrified by such shoddy repair work

Briony was surprised, tooshe hadn’t expected Sophia’s skills to be this abysmal. Clearly, all the Hudson family’s investment in her had gone into publicity, not actual training

But that wasn’t Briony’s concern. Her only focus now was to restore the porcelain to its former 

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The real work would begin tomorrow, but for tonight, Garry insisted on hosting dinner for Carney and his two protégés

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