A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 610

Gabriel had been working around the clock investigating decades-old family secrets, mapping out the timeline of Brinley and Felix's affair, digging into the true cause of Faraday's death, and looking into Starla's horrific claim that Darleen had committed murder.

The affair was already a known fact. So what was in the envelope?

Fairfax didn't take it immediately. "What did you find?"

Was it about his brother? Or... had his mother actually killed someone?

"It's the truth about Mr. Faraday's death," Gabriel said grimly.

Fairfax let out an involuntary breath of relief. Deep down, he was terrified of confronting the possibility that his mother was a murderer. Finding that out would mean an absolute, irreconcilable end with Starla. Herbert's warning still rang in his ears: *If they weren't important, why would she go to such lengths?* Starla was ruthlessly torturing his mother, disregarding whatever love they had once shared. It meant the hatred ran deeper than he could fathom.

Fairfax closed his eyes, grabbed the envelope, and ripped it open. He pulled out the documents.

As his eyes scanned the findings, his grip tightened until the paper crumpled in his fist.

Felix and Brinley.

The sheer horror of the revelation hit him harder than the news of their affair. Memories of Brinley sobbing pitifully flashed through his mind, followed by images of his brother treating her like absolute royalty.

It wasn't just him. The entire Yelchin family had been thoroughly played. Not a single person had seen Brinley's true face.

"I just don't get it," Gabriel said. "Why try to get with you after he died? Wouldn't Felix be furious?"

A terrifying, freezing aura radiated from Fairfax. "Isn't it obvious? The Fowler family has always coveted our empire. The child is Felix's. If both Faraday and I were dead, who do you think would inherit the entire Yelchin Group? His child."

In a single, horrifying moment of absolute clarity, Fairfax finally saw the endgame. The sheer scale of the betrayal was suffocating.