A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 581

Darleen’s words struck Brinley like a physical blow, and a sharp pain lanced through her chest.

With a loud crash, Darleen slammed the metal basin onto the ground. “Get back to work! If you keep dawdling, you’ll find out just how unpleasant I can be.”

Her temper, already frayed from being suppressed by Starla, now had a new target, and Darleen unleashed her frustration on Brinley without a second thought.

Tanya arrived to find this very scene unfolding at the doorway, a perfect picture of the Yelchin family’s internal strife. Outside, the world was frozen solid, a stark contrast to the warmth inside Starla’s villa.

A servant placed a cup of hot coffee before Tanya, who took a delicate bite of a pastry.

“She used to be treated like she was made of glass,” Tanya mused, nibbling on her cake. “But that basin of cold water you arranged seems to have doused her with a dose of ice-cold reality.” She clicked her tongue in mock sympathy.

Starla smiled faintly. “Yes, things are quite different now, aren't they? The special treatment is over.”

“Different is an understatement. Darleen is already starting to doubt if the baby is even a Yelchin.” Tanya had overheard their entire argument.

It was ironic. Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship had once been hailed as the most harmonious in Marina City, but now it was devolving into the ugliest feud.

Tanya glanced at Starla. “By the way, Herbert recently acquired a blue diamond, even larger than the one from the auction.”

“How did you know?” Starla asked.

“Oh, I… I heard it from Darian.”

Darian?

Starla raised an eyebrow. “I wasn’t aware you and Darian moved in the same circles.”

A slight, unnatural blush crept up Tanya’s neck, and Starla’s smile deepened with understanding.

Tanya quickly changed the subject. “So, anyway, are you feeling any better now?”

Starla just looked at her. “Better?”

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