A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 577

At the mention of Justin, Fairfax’s gaze fixed on Brinley, his eyes growing sharp with suspicion.

Brinley met his look, and her breath caught in her throat.

Fairfax didn’t speak, but his stare told her everything. He was thinking about what Starla had said.

That damn bitch.

She had put him in an impossible position.

Brinley’s voice was tight with anxiety. “Fairfax…”

“Let’s do a paternity test,” he said. “We’ll do it secretly.”

The moment he uttered the words “paternity test,” especially with his support for it, Brinley’s eyes instantly reddened.

“So, you also suspect the child isn’t your brother’s?” she choked out.

Fairfax didn’t answer.

Did he suspect? The truth was, from the moment he had seen her get into Felix’s car with his own eyes, doubt had taken root. He didn’t just question her relationship with Felix; he questioned whether the child was truly Faraday’s.

On the surface, it appeared he was siding with Brinley once again. Even Starla thought so. But in reality… he had his doubts.

Everyone knew the history between the Fowler and Yelchin families, the bitter rivalry that spanned generations. As a Yelchin daughter-in-law, Brinley should have avoided a scoundrel like Felix at all costs. Yet she had willingly gotten into his car. She had even lingered outside the restaurant, refusing to get out.

Why? Because she had a guilty conscience. Only people with something to hide acted that way.

She had blamed everything on Starla, but Fairfax knew in his gut that Starla likely had nothing to do with it.

After a long moment, Fairfax spoke, his voice low and heavy.

“You’re absolutely unwilling to do it, is that right?”

He stressed the word “absolutely,” and the weight of it was suffocating.

To be absolutely unwilling could only mean one thing: there was a problem.

The implication in his tone made Brinley’s heart pound. “It’s not that I’m unwilling. I can’t.”

“You can’t?”

“I won’t let my only remaining child live his life stained by scandal!”