A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 824

Even though Starla was safely inside her family estate in Yoran Country, Tanya still felt the need to warn her.

From the sounds of it, her home wasn't just a regular house—returning there might have walked her into an even bigger trap.

"I know," Starla replied. Even without the warning, her guard was completely up.

They exchanged a few more words before ending the call.

Tanya had originally called to vent about her own misery, but after hearing what Starla was dealing with, she realized her friend had it much worse.

Now, her own frustration had nowhere to go!

She spun around and headed for the door.

She barely took two steps before the butler stepped into her path, blocking the exit. "Ms. Mercer, Mr. Lynn left strict orders. You are not to leave the premises."

"Get out of my way!" Tanya snapped, her temper instantly flaring.

Who the hell did he think he was? He whisks his precious childhood friend off to the hospital and has the nerve to ground her? She had never realized the bastard was this much of a controlling tyrant.

The butler didn't budge an inch, meeting her furious glare with a stoic expression.

Tanya's breathing grew ragged with anger. "What is this? Are you trying to put me under house arrest?"

That son of a bitch!

If he thought he could pull this kind of stunt, she had been entirely wrong about him. How had she ever fallen for a guy like this?

"Mr. Lynn said he will be back shortly," the butler repeated calmly.

"I don't give a damn if he comes back or not! Move!"

She was already stressed enough. Facing this brick wall of a butler only solidified her realization that Darian was no different from Fairfax.

"Please don't make this difficult for me, Ms. Mercer."

"You people are unbelievable..." Tanya seethed.

How dare he tell her to stay put.

"If that's all, I'm hanging up," Darian snapped.

"You know how Starla burned down every single property the Yelchin family owned when she was pushed to the edge, right?"

Hearing those words, the man's breathing instantly turned icy on the other end. "Tanya!"

His voice was freezing, dripping with a dark warning.

"Don't push me!" Tanya shot back.

If he really backed her into a corner, she had no problem taking a page out of Starla's playbook and doing the exact same thing to the Lynn family.

"You wouldn't dare."

"Why wouldn't I? Did you forget? People who aren't alike don't become friends. Anything Starla is willing to do, I am more than capable of doing too!"