Regretting the wife 201

Regretting the wife 201

Chapter 201 

After Lauren Lynn finally coaxed Irwin Wentworth to sleep, she made her way downstairs

Stewart Wentworth had already left. On the living room sofa, Rosita Lockwood sat alone, her soft sobs barely audible in the quiet house

Lauren frowned and hurried over

Rosita, what’s wrong?she asked, sitting down beside her. Why are you crying? Where’s Stewart? Did you two have a fight?” 

Rosita shook her head

Then what are you upset about?Lauren pulled a few tissues from the box and gently wiped away her tears. Weren’t you two just picking out wedding invitations? That’s supposed to be a happy thing. So why the tears?” 

MomRosita suddenly threw her arms around Lauren, clinging to her. I just feel like Stewart doesn’t love me the way he used to.” 

Lauren froze for a second. Don’t be silly. You’re about to get married! Stop letting your imagination run wild.” 

I’m not imagining things,” Rosita sniffled, her voice trembling with a mix of hurt and helplessness. He’s always so busy lately. Even when he’s home, he seems distracted, like his mind is somewhere else.” 

But beneath that pitiful exteriorwhere Lauren couldn’t seeRosita’s eyes gleamed with 

calculation and bitter resentment

Mom, I lost my memory. There’s so much I can’t recall. But I heard Irwin mention that Ms. Kensington and Stewart were secretly married for five years. Stewart keeps insisting I’m the only one he loves, but lately, the way he actsI’m scared.” 

She hesitated, voice dropping to a whisper. Mom, do you think Stewart might be falling for Ms. Kensington?” 

Lauren felt a chill run through her

So it’s finally happeningthe thing she’d feared most

Men really are ruled by their baser instincts

Especially powerful menexpecting them to be loyal, to love just one woman for life? Pure fantasy

Lauren had never truly trusted any man. She liked to think all her success and luxury came from never believing in the promises of love. Back when she tangled with Malcolm Kensington, it was his ability and the Kensington family’s standing that drew her in

If Malcolm hadn’t died, the Kensingtons would be even more influential today, and she’d be Mrs. 

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Chapter 201 

Kensingtonnot Saul Lockwood’s second wife

Sure, the Lockwoods now outranked the Kensingtons in Northborough, but in their eyes, she’d always be the woman who married in with a daughter from another man. The family elders had never truly accepted her

Especially after Saul’s stroke left him bedridden, her status in the Lockwood household slipped lower and lower each day

Now, everything rested on Rosita marrying Stewart and officially becoming Mrs. Wentworth. That would make Lauren the motherinlaw of Stewart, the heir to Northborough’s richest family. She’d finally have the social standing she cravedno more bowing and scraping to anyone

This wedding had to go off without a hitch. Nothing could jeopardize it

Briony Kensington’s unborn child could not be allowed to exist

Lauren kept her face composed and motherly, even as these ruthless calculations spun through 

her mind

She hugged Rosita tightly, her voice gentle but her eyes flashing cold. Don’t worry, Rosita. I won’t let anyone come between you and Stewart. I promise you’ll have the perfect wedding.” 

Thank you, Mom,” Rosita replied, her own gaze turning icy

Mother and daughter clung to each other, a picture of warmth and closenessthough beneath the surface, both were plotting their own moves

– 

It was late by the time Rosita finally drifted off to sleep. Only then did Lauren slip out of her 

room and return to her own

She’d missed several calls from an old woman over at Dolphin Cove

Lauren’s instincts told her something was wrong

She quickly called back

The old woman’s voice trembled on the line: Briony had moved out

The news made Lauren’s blood boil

She’d spent her own savings to buy the apartment across from Briony’s, just to plant that old woman there to keep an eye on her. She’d given the woman nearly thirty thousand dollars in total

And now Briony had moved away

The longer Lauren thought about it, the angrier she became

FO 

Clearly, it was time to call in someone else

Regretting the wife

Regretting the wife

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