A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1041

Starla feels she is losing her mind. Going up against the Hoggart family was insane, but what choice did she have? They had driven her to this.

"Being a part of the Hoggart family is the worst curse of my life," she muttered.

It was madness. She never should have been tied to them. The title of "the Hoggart family's princess" was a sick joke; she didn't even have the freedom to choose how to live her own life.

On the other end of the line, Herbert remained silent.

"Pass a message to Yardley for me," Starla demanded. "Tell him to keep his hands off Susanna. I don't care what his motives are!"

Motives... She practically spat the word. Given how everything had played out, she was absolutely certain Yardley's sudden marriage to Susanna was entirely calculated.

Herbert had called her crazy, but as far as she was concerned, her so-called brother was the real psychopath. Was there anything he wouldn't use? His own sister, his own marriage—everything was just a pawn on his chessboard. The man was completely heartless.

"Yvonne made the right call dumping him," Starla added coldly, then hung up.

She meant it. Just because Yardley was her brother didn't mean she had to defend him. She hadn't been at Cyrus Sea for long, but she could see how genuinely happy Yvonne was with Amos. Amos treated her like gold. The second any trouble brewed, his first instinct was to shield Yvonne, wrapping her in an airtight layer of protection.

That was probably why Yardley hadn't been able to get near Yvonne all these years. Because Amos would put his life on the line for her.

That was what real love was supposed to look like. Not constantly leaving someone on edge, terrified of the moment they'd be thrown to the wolves.

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