A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 645

All day long!

Annika and Harley took turns bombarding Darleen with calls, ruthlessly branding her the destroyer of the Yelchin legacy.

The cadet branch of the Yelchin family quickly caught wind of the situation, and soon, their hateful calls flooded in as well.

Listening to an endless barrage of accusations was pure torture for Darleen.

Furious, Xenia screamed back at them over the phone. "Don't cross the line! You act like you're saints to your own daughters-in-law!"

"When my mother was making Starla's life hell, you were all perfectly happy to sit back and watch the show! Not one of you stepped up to defend her!"

"Now that everything's falling apart, you conveniently dump all the blame on my mom!"

The relentless calls were driving Xenia insane, but she wasn't wrong.

The extended relatives had always loved the drama. Darleen's mistreatment of Starla had been their favorite gossip over coffee. They had happily enjoyed the show, but now that it was time to pay the piper, they wanted no part of the bill. The hypocrisy was staggering.

"Your mother doomed this family! And you're no better, Xenia. Playing the greedy sister-in-law and stealing her property? I've never seen anyone so utterly shameless!"

It was one of the aunts from the cadet branch of the Yelchin family.

Xenia trembled with rage. "You're taking this too far!"

"Tell your mother to get on her knees and beg for Starla's forgiveness! We're all sinking because of her!"

The line went dead.

It was just another dial tone in a day filled with them. Darleen had spent the last twelve hours either scrubbing floors or being viciously cursed at.

She felt completely numb, stripped of all warmth.

"Mom," Xenia ventured tentatively, "maybe you should just swallow your pride and apologize?"

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