A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1284

"You know that's not what I meant."

"Does it even matter?" Starla retorted. She honestly didn't care about his accusations anymore. But Yardley's desperate panic was telling. Her instincts had been right—Susanna held an incredibly special place in his heart.

What a twisted joke her life was. She had finally ripped herself free from Fairfax, only to find out she might end up being sisters-in-law with his crazy sister.

"Let me give you some free advice," Starla said coldly. "The Merlin family won't tolerate you keeping a side piece."

"I just got word that Father has sent men to hunt down Fairfax!" Yardley interrupted, ignoring her warning. "Are you really going to just sit back and watch?"

"Yes," she said flatly.

He was gritting his teeth, but Starla didn't flinch. "Don't forget, you're the one who ordered the hit on the Yelchin family!"

They all kept acting like this massive tragedy was her fault. But she wasn't the catalyst—she was just collateral damage in their twisted games.

"You pulled the trigger!" she reminded him sharply.

Yardley's grip on his phone tightened. She was right. He had given the order to wipe them out.

"Your people did the investigation, your people gave you the faulty evidence, and you made the call to strike!" Starla's voice rose with indignation. "And now you all want to dump the blame on me? You want to make me the villain of this story? Ridiculous."

They wanted her to carry the guilt for their sins. But she wasn't the naive scapegoat they remembered.

"Do you truly have no feelings left for him—"

"None!" she snapped, cutting him off. What was left to feel? Whatever she had for Fairfax was long dead and buried. Now, all that remained was cold indifference.

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