A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1193

Starla refused to trust anyone connected to her past—especially someone as embedded in that world as Romy.

"I'm not leaving," Romy declared, matching Starla's stubbornness.

Starla's brow furrowed.

"Believe me or not, my being here isn't going to bring trouble to your doorstep," Romy insisted.

No matter what Starla said, the other woman stood her ground. And just like that, the fragile peace Starla had clung to shattered.

She barely remembered walking back to her room.

A few moments later, Herbert stepped inside. "I'll have my men handle it. Don't worry," he said, his voice as cold as ice.

"How exactly do you plan on handling it?" Starla turned to face him, a fierce glare in her eyes. She knew exactly what 'handling it' meant in his vocabulary. He had harbored lethal intentions toward Tanya; of course he would feel the same about Romy.

Before he could answer, she cut in sharply. "Don't touch her."

"You—"

"I mean it. Do not hurt her," Starla hissed. "She wouldn't have come here without knowing the risks. She has a backup plan."

Herbert fell silent.

"If you do anything to her, our cover is completely blown," she pressed. They had fought so hard to stay hidden. Fairfax was already suspicious, and Romy was no fool. She had definitely set up a dead man's switch before coming.

"Then why is she here?" Herbert's brow furrowed in frustration.

Why indeed.

Starla remembered Romy's exact words: I didn't come here for you.

If she wasn't here for Starla...

"I agree." He had been considering relocation since the moment he realized someone could track them here.

But what he didn't know was that, as he held her, Starla was already forming a plan to leave completely on her own.

...

Meanwhile, in Marina City.

Rowena and Yulisa were frantically searching for Darian, who had vanished with Tanya right before his arranged wedding. He had abandoned everything. The grand ceremony they had planned was now the laughingstock of the city's elite.

And worse, he had deliberately leaked the news to the press, showing zero regard for the Lynn family's reputation.

Darian's grandparents were practically shaking with rage. Eleanor hurled vicious insults at Rowena. "This was your brilliant idea! You swore he felt a deep sense of duty to this family. Is this his sense of duty?"

He had completely vanished.