Regretting the Wife He Threw Away novel Chapter 344

To avoid being thrown out with nothing, Gavin spent every day trying to please his wife—and even then, he had to tiptoe around his three sons.

But today, with Lauren, his battered male pride finally felt restored.

His mood lightened, and he became extravagantly generous. "I'll have someone bring you some money later," he said, "but all I can give you is cash."

"I don't want your money." Lauren's voice was soft. "I'm not with you for that, Gavin. My feelings for you—they're not something you can measure with cash."

Gavin felt a jolt of emotion and was about to reply when someone knocked sharply at the door.

"Open up! Room inspection!"

Both Gavin and Lauren froze, stunned.

Lauren scrambled upright, hastily pulling on her clothes, panic in her movements—

Beep.

The electronic lock clicked open. The door swung wide.

Two police officers stormed in, followed closely by the three Prescott brothers.

Seeing his sons, Gavin felt as if he'd been struck by lightning.

He knew, in that instant, that it was over for him.

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A video suddenly blew up online:

A woman, naked and defenseless, pinned to a hotel bed while several other women beat her mercilessly.

The scene was ugly—humiliating.

Her face was bruised and swollen, her hair a tangled mess—utterly wretched.

Someone recognized her. That was Lauren, the former Mrs. Lockwood.

The video went viral in minutes.

Public attention exploded.

Every major platform picked up the story.

For three days straight, Lauren was the nation's favorite target, an outcast hunted on every street corner.

Then Mrs. Prescott filed a lawsuit, dragging Lauren straight into court.

As the wronged wife, she sued Lauren for destroying her marriage—and demanded every last cent Gavin had ever spent on Lauren, right down to the cost of every hotel room.

Gavin had always been lavish with Lauren. Handbags worth tens of thousands, jewelry worth hundreds of thousands—he'd gifted them all without a second thought. He'd even wired her hundreds of thousands in cash.

Lauren had long since sold off the bags and jewelry, and the money was all gone.

When it was all totaled up, the sum came to over three million dollars.

She didn't have that kind of money anymore—not even close.

Lauren tried to call Rosita, only to find the number was disconnected.

It was obvious—Rosita had changed her number.

That's when Lauren finally realized: Rosita had abandoned her.