A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 453

Fairfax had always assumed Herbert’s collaborations with them were minor. After all, Hoggart Group was known for being exclusive, and any deal Herbert managed to secure would have been insignificant.

But now, he saw things differently. If Herbert was willing to sell Starla to deepen his ties with them, there was no line he wouldn't cross. And that fool, Starla, trusted him unconditionally.

Gabriel sighed, trying once more. "But Starla…"

"Even if she wasn't interested, what if Kael went after her first?" Fairfax countered.

Gabriel fell silent. It was a plausible scenario. If Kael had initiated it, then everything seemed to make a twisted kind of sense.

Fairfax opened his eyes, a glint of cold fury in them. "I wonder how Herbert convinced her. Then again, it probably wasn't hard. She's always been so naive."

The thought that she would agree to a relationship with a married man was unbearable. At that moment, Fairfax couldn't stand to think about the kind of woman he had loved for all these years. This was happening right under his nose. More than ever, he wanted to sever all ties with her.

Gabriel saw the conviction in Fairfax's eyes and knew there was no point in arguing further.

"Kael, huh?" Fairfax sneered, his gaze turning frigid.

Just then, his phone rang again. It was Darleen, sobbing hysterically.

"Is she sending a car?" she cried.

"Then what do you suggest?" Fairfax shot back. "You want me to drive all the way back just to go through this whole ordeal again?"

The road to the estate was long, a clear sign of just how ruthless Starla was being.

"Why are you yelling at me? If you have the guts, throw that witch out!" Darleen screamed. "This is all your fault, Fairfax! I told you not to marry that woman, but you wouldn't listen. And now look! She's torn our family apart, and you can't do a single thing about it! You brought her into this family, and now you're powerless. Don't you dare yell at me!"

Darleen was completely unhinged. She had never spoken to her son like this before, never said anything intentionally hurtful.

Fairfax stood there, listening to his mother's bitter accusations, and found he had no reply.