A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1177

Though the Lynn family tried desperately to keep Darian and Tanya's elopement under wraps, there was no such thing as a perfectly kept secret. Furthermore, the sheer scale of the manhunt they launched meant the news was bound to slip out.

Eventually, word reached Starla Lansbury and Herbert Farley.

A smile tugged at the corner of Starla's lips. "We were wrong. We never should have compared him to you and Fairfax."

Herbert paused, his expression stiffening. It was bad enough she brought up Fairfax Yelchin, but to group him in with the runaway heir?

"It's a reckless move," Herbert noted, "but I suppose it was his last resort."

Considering the trap the Lynn family had set for him, there had been no other way out. The only advice Starla had been able to offer Tanya previously was to leave, simply because the situation seemed impossible. Their only options were for Tanya to walk away alone, or for Darian to take her with him.

But everyone had assumed Darian would never choose the latter. As the head of Lynn Group, eloping meant throwing away his empire. A man in his position of power wasn't supposed to abandon his responsibilities.

Yet, everyone had miscalculated. Darian had packed his bags and left with Tanya, entirely discarding his corporate throne and the heavily publicized wedding to Yulisa, indifferent to the catastrophic fallout for his family. They had all believed his duty would keep him tethered. Instead, he had cut the ropes.

"He's being completely irresponsible," Herbert frowned, clearly disapproving of the tactic.

"And the Lynn family will hate Tanya even more because of it."

"They already hated her," Starla countered sharply. "What difference does a little more hate make?"

If there had been any reasonable way to fix the family's prejudice against Tanya, Darian wouldn't have fled. He ran because it was a dead end.

Herbert glanced at her, opening his mouth to argue, but stopped. He knew that right now, nothing he said would get through to her. He sighed. "You..."

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