A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1243

The Lynn family had gambled, banking on the belief that Darian would never actually abandon them or risk their reputation. They had acted with total arrogance, even sending out wedding invitations after Darian explicitly refused to marry Yulisa Moore.

But they lost that bet.

Darian hadn't compromised. Instead, he simply took Tanya and vanished. To this day, the Lynns still had no idea where he was hiding.

"Why did she and I end up like this?" Fairfax muttered, his voice laced with agonizing pain.

He hadn't wanted this. From the moment he married Starla, he had intended to settle down and build a real life with her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life by her side.

So why? Why had they reached a point where an insurmountable chasm stood between them?

"At the end of the day, you're not half the man Darian is," Caden said bluntly.

It was harsh timing, but it was the truth. The main reason things had escalated to this catastrophic level was because Fairfax had dragged Starla too deeply into his family's toxic web. If he had just shielded her from them, none of this would have happened.

But dwelling on the past was pointless now.

For the first time, Fairfax didn't argue. He just let out an even more bitter laugh. "You're right. I'm not."

In their friend group, Darian and Caden had always seemed like the irresponsible ones. Who would have thought that Fairfax would be the one to ruin everything? And who would have guessed that the carefree Darian would be the one with the spine to stand his ground for love? His rebellion was something no one, not even Fairfax, had seen coming.

"No matter how much you hate her, it's best if you just let it go," Caden advised gently. "Otherwise, when does it end?"

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