A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1088

Mentally prepared for what? To lose her forever?

He didn't want to be prepared for that. He outright rejected it. He was going to bring her back.

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Back in Smaro Town, Herbert received word that Fairfax's men were closing in on Lazar.

The afternoon soup had been brewed perfectly.

Watching Starla finish a bowl, Herbert asked gently, "Is it to your liking?"

"Yeah, it's good. The chicken is exactly how I like it," she replied.

The chicken was slightly tough and chewy. While some people preferred tender meat, Starla always favored the firmer texture. To her, it meant the meat had taken time to mature.

"If you like it, have some more," Herbert said, pleased.

"Is it going to be completely foolproof this time?" Starla asked.

Herbert had promised her that everything would conclude at the Shark Sea. The moment Fairfax and Yardley left that place, she would officially be "dead" to them. They would never look for her again.

"Yes, everything is set in motion," he assured her.

His men would arrive there just ahead of Yardley and Fairfax.

Starla fell silent. Herbert opened his mouth to say something, but sensing her lingering detachment, he swallowed his words.

He would just have to be patient. For the rest of her life, he would be the only person in her world.

"How about I make you some fruit tarts this afternoon?"

She loved fruit tarts. But no one in the Yelchin family liked them, and neither did Fairfax, so she had always gone out to bakeries to get them.

Starla didn't respond.

"Starla, the moment I brought you here, I made sure you would never leave," Herbert said softly. "Yvonne has stayed by Amos's side all these years because it's the safest place for her. Do you understand?"

"So you're saying I have to stay by your side forever to be safe?"

Her tone dripped with sarcasm. Herbert wanted to argue, but meeting her icy gaze, the words died in his throat.

"Amos never hurt Yvonne, and Yvonne never wanted to leave him," Starla stated plainly.

Why had Yvonne stayed in the Cyrus Sea all this time? Because she genuinely didn't want to leave.

How dare Herbert compare himself to Amos, or place her in the same category as Yvonne? The situations weren't even remotely comparable. The differences were astronomical.

She and Herbert would never be like Amos and Yvonne.