A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1248

In the dim light of his office, his entire world collapsed into dust.

"Winning and losing..." he whispered, his chest feeling hollower than ever.

Was this what they had been reduced to? They had once been so happy. How did it end up as nothing more than a cold equation of victory and defeat?

Her fearless, apathetic tone over the phone haunted him. She genuinely didn't care. Even if his hatred drove him to kill her, she wouldn't flinch. Through the phone, he could feel the terrifying void inside her.

It was true—she was empty. After her disappearance, it was as if her very soul had been scooped out. She didn't care about anything, not even her own life.

And whatever passionate love or fiery hatred had once existed between them had now been distilled into her single, chilling phrase: 'Winning and losing'.

She didn't even care if she lost.

...

After discovering Starla was alive, Caden visited Fairfax almost daily. To him, the situation was a catastrophic blow. Starla's vengeance had cost the Yelchin family dearly, and Fairfax was visibly wasting away. He couldn't even bring himself to run his company.

"Honestly, all of this traces back to your brother's death," Caden remarked.

"My brother?"

"Isn't it?"

It was the truth. After Faraday Yelchin died, all the dormant conflicts exploded.

Fairfax's chest tightened even further. "Yeah. He died."

He was talking about Starla. When Fairfax thought she was dead, he had refused to believe it. Now that he knew the truth, Caden fully expected him to go back to his obsessive, possessive ways.

Fairfax remained silent. What was his plan?

"You think I'm going to keep harassing her, don't you?"

"I don't know about that. I just didn't think you'd let her go so easily."

"But right now, I hate her!"

Even if the fight with Herbert had served as a wake-up call, he couldn't just erase what she had done. The fallout from her revenge was catastrophic. She had burned the Yelchin family to the ground.