A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1044

The excuse was laughable, and Fairfax knew it. He fell entirely silent.

"You've taken such wonderful care of them," Starla said, her voice dripping with venom. "Just amazing."

Looking at their living conditions, they weren't serving time; they were on a hotel vacation. It was a massive slap in the face after everything she had sacrificed to put them there.

Seeing Fairfax utterly speechless, Starla stood up. She looked down at him where he sat.

"Fairfax, I truly hate you."

Hate. Even back in Marina City, amidst all the chaos, she rarely threw that word around so definitively. But now, she meant it. She was pushed to her absolute limit, disgusted that he had single-handedly unraveled the only justice she had managed to get.

"There's more to your mother's death than you know!" he said desperately.

"Ha!"

Was this really the best excuse he could come up with? Her gaze grew even more cynical.

"You don't believe me?"

"Why on earth should I?"

She didn't just distrust him; she had lost faith in everyone. At this point, Starla didn't believe a word out of anyone's mouth.

"You know what this means to me, Fairfax. I shouldn't have to spell it out. And now, your mother..."

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