A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 839

Hearing this, Starla's face went completely blank.

A time limit... a stalling tactic.

"Can you just get straight to the point?" she demanded. Amidst all the chaos, she didn't have the mental bandwidth to play guessing games. She just needed to know the secret Herbert was keeping from her.

Fairfax had lied to her in the past. Was Herbert lying to her now, too?

"Herbert had a true love back in college," Fairfax said slowly. "I'm guessing you didn't know about her."

A true love.

No, she had absolutely no idea. Her eyes iced over.

Catching her reaction, Fairfax sneered. "Did you think you were the only woman who ever mattered to him? Please."

His voice dripped with mockery. "It was love at first sight in college. Unfortunately for him, she died."

*Died.*

"What does that have to do with Brinley?" Starla asked. She didn't care about Herbert's romantic history. When a person reaches a certain threshold of betrayal, their heart simply shuts down. She was already there.

"You look a bit like her," Fairfax remarked.

"I don't care! Tell me how Brinley fits into this!" Starla gritted her teeth. "First you, now Herbert. You both throw yourselves on the sword for that psychotic bitch!"

She was sick of Fairfax's theatrical stalling. She just wanted the punchline so she could drive away.

"Brinley is that dead woman's half-sister," Fairfax dropped the bomb. "The reason Herbert is shielding Brinley is because the father stepped in."

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