A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1067

Yvonne stared at the message, momentarily confused. Wait for a signal? Weren't they supposed to initiate the plan on the way back?

She texted back: [Not while you're traveling back to Yoran?]

Starla: [Let's wait until Susanna is back.]

Yvonne: [...]

Wait, what? Why did she care about what happened to Susanna?

Then it clicked.

Starla wanted her disappearance to completely shatter Fairfax. She wanted him to realize exactly how much he had sacrificed her for his family. Susanna had to return first for the devastating reality to sink in.

Yvonne replied: [Understood!]

She immediately deleted the conversation. This secret pact between her and Starla was something even Amos didn't know about, and she had no intention of telling him.

It was time to turn the page. Starla was ready to leave it all behind. Whether Fairfax and Herbert could move on wasn't their problem. The way these men had treated her was suffocating enough. It was time for this nightmare to end.

...

The moment Fairfax and Starla left Cyrus Sea, Herbert and Yardley received the news.

Yardley's expression was grim. Even though he had proposed the exchange, the reality of Fairfax actually bringing Starla to trade made him want to rip the man's head off.

"That bastard," Yardley spat. "Is this how he always sacrificed her back in Marina City?"

Herbert remained silent.

Was it? Yes, it was. Whenever the Yelchin family was involved, Fairfax's default move was to sacrifice Starla. Herbert was almost numb to it by now.

Yardley, however, was furious. "I'm going to kill him!" He was running hot and had absolutely no intention of letting Fairfax leave alive.

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