A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 774

"I know I was wrong. Please, just let me go," Harriet pleaded.

Hearing her use the word 'please' again proved just how far she had been pushed to the edge.

"Unfortunately for you, I don't want to let you go," Starla replied smoothly.

"I've paid the price you wanted!" Harriet's voice cracked, thick with a suffocating desperation. "I've lost everything! I couldn't even reach out and help my own flesh and blood because I knew it was your punishment!"

She knew the brutal truth. If she had dared to throw Brinley a lifeline, Starla's retaliation would have been swift and merciless, dragging her even deeper into the abyss. Trying to save her daughter would have only cost her more.

Starla let out a low, mocking laugh. "Let's be honest. Do you even have the power to help her anymore?"

The line went dead silent. Starla's unfiltered mockery plunged a dagger straight into Harriet's heart. It was the truth. She was powerless. Even if Brinley ended up dead in Marina City, Harriet wouldn't be able to retrieve her body. She was completely exiled, unable to even step foot back in her home city. She had never imagined that she, a titan in her own right, would be so utterly crushed by a girl she had once viewed as nothing but a nuisance.

"You... you're ruthless," Harriet spat, her voice trembling with venom.

"I learned from the best," Starla shot back.

If they were talking about being ruthless, Harriet held the crown. She had destroyed lives without a second thought. How many people had begged her for mercy? Did she ever listen? For her to call Starla ruthless was the height of hypocrisy.

The line clicked as Harriet hung up.

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