A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 364

Darleen's temper flared. "This is my own home! Are you telling me I can't even get something to eat?" she snapped at the guards.

One of them, a tall blonde woman with sharp eyes, gave her a cold look. "I'm sorry, but our lady is a light sleeper. The noise of you eating might wake her."

Darleen stared in disbelief. Starla, a light sleeper? That was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard. Right now, Starla was probably the only person in the entire Yelchin family sleeping soundly.

"So what am I supposed to do if I'm hungry?" Darleen demanded, her voice tight with rage.

She never used to eat this late, but the stress of the day had left her famished and frayed.

The blonde woman disappeared into the kitchen and returned a moment later holding a piece of cold, hard bread.

Darleen's eyes widened when she saw it. "What is the meaning of this?"

"Eat it outside."

Darleen nearly fainted from rage. First, the maid gave her stale bread, and now she was telling her to eat it outside? Where exactly was 'outside'? On the lawn like an animal?

"How much noise could I possibly make?" she argued.

"If you continue to argue with us here, we will have to escort you outside to continue the discussion."

The threat was clear: if she kept making a scene, they would drag her out to avoid waking Starla.

Darleen had never felt so humiliated in her life. To be treated like this, to be restricted and ordered around in her own home, and now to be told to eat this garbage outside…

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