A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 676

As far as Darleen knew, the orphanage had provided a decent environment. Starla had received multiple adoption offers but had refused them all, choosing to stay.

Starla’s gaze turned icy. "The relocation payout for our old house was a substantial amount. Tell me, do you think I'd rather grow up with my own mother, or in an orphanage?"

Darleen fell dead silent. There was nothing she could say to that.

Finally, she murmured, "So... this really will never end, will it?"

This time, Starla didn't answer. She simply stared at Darleen with cold, unyielding silence. That very silence felt like a noose tightening around Darleen's throat.

"What if I die?" Darleen suddenly asked. "Would you let everyone else go?"

Everyone else... the only people she truly wanted to protect were Xenia and Fairfax. Since she was the primary target, maybe her death could buy their peace.

She was wrong. Starla despised her, but she despised the entire family just as much.

"Your death wouldn't change a thing," Starla replied smoothly. "You committed those crimes for the sake of the Yelchin family. The debt falls on you, but it also falls on them. Dragging them down isn't exactly unwarranted."

"I did it alone!" Darleen pleaded desperately. "I wanted to prove myself so the old man would give Harley the company. It was all my doing! Please, let them go!"

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