A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1053

Starla let out a soft laugh and looked at him. "How is she coming back?"

Even though his implications were already crystal clear, she demanded absolute transparency.

He said she needed to come back?

Fine. Susanna comes back!

But how?

"Why do you have to..." Fairfax began.

He didn't get to finish. One look from Starla froze the words in his throat.

Meeting her gaze made the tightness in his chest infinitely worse.

With a loud clatter, he slammed his silverware down on the table, stood up, and stormed out.

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to say, 'You go take her place'!

He couldn't say it, nor did he have the right to.

But his intention was laid bare, impossible to misinterpret.

Starla was left alone in the dining room. She quietly continued eating. Even though the dishes weren't her favorites, she was genuinely hungry.

And Fairfax's little outburst didn't seem to ruin her appetite in the slightest.

When Yvonne walked in, she found Starla still eating.

It was rare to have an appetite at a time like this.

She walked over and sat down beside her.

"I won the bet," Starla said.

The word 'won' was dripping with irony right now. How was this a victory?

It was an absolute defeat!

Fairfax had always made sure she lost; she never expected him to let her win.

Yvonne stayed silent.

Hearing that, she knew exactly what Fairfax had just said to her.

His grim expression when he stormed out to find Amos had already said it all.

Yvonne looked softly at her friend. "What am I supposed to say to comfort you?"

"Don't. I don't need comfort."

No one had ever comforted her anyway.

She had survived all those dark years on her own, pushing through bit by bit. She had done it before; she could do it again.

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