Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 529

You don’t actually have to show up in person to change your household registration.

But Stewart said he’d help the kids get their ID cards while he was at it, so Briony didn’t argue.

By the time all the paperwork was finished, it was already three thirty in the afternoon.

Little Nina piped up, suggesting the whole family go out for some KFC. Stewart didn’t answer right away—he just looked over at Briony.

Briony was about to refuse when she felt a small hand slip into hers. She glanced down and met little Mario’s dark, earnest eyes.

“Mama, can we all go together?”

“Yeah, Mom, just this once, please?” Little Nina scurried over, grabbing Briony’s other hand. “Dad said he’s going overseas for work soon, and it might be a really, really long time before he can come see us again.”

Briony lifted her eyes to Stewart.

He’d been watching her the whole time.

As if afraid she’d get the wrong idea, he hurried to explain, “I only told them I’d be working in another country. I swear, I had no idea about the KFC thing.”

Briony pressed her lips together.

“Mama,” Little Nina pleaded, swinging Briony’s arm, “please?”

With both her hands held tight by her children, Briony couldn’t bring herself to let them down.

She gave in with a gentle sigh. “Alright.”

Stewart’s eyebrows shot up in surprise, as if he couldn’t quite believe it.

Briony glanced at him, her face unreadable. “Let’s go.”

Snapping back to himself, Stewart pulled out his phone. “Hang on, let me check where the nearest KFC is…”

“There’s one at the mall downtown,” Briony said. “It’s less than a ten-minute drive.”

“Great.” Stewart put his phone away, watching her carefully. “Should we all go in one car?”

Briony hesitated, then asked, “You didn’t drive?”