When Starla came downstairs, dressed to go out, Herbert was just walking through the front door. He looked travel-worn and exhausted, though it didn't diminish his inherent elegance.
Seeing her coat, he frowned. "You're leaving?"
Starla gave a curt "Mhm." Right now, she wasn't willing to waste a single extra syllable on him.
Herbert sighed at her glacial demeanor. "I told you, I just need one month with Brinley."
A month? She had zero interest in arbitrary timelines.
She shot him a cold look and stayed silent.
Herbert stepped into her space, his warm hands gripping her shoulders. "Call Garret off. Tell your men to stand down, okay?"
"Is it that she can't die *right now*? Or is it that she's never going to pay for what she did?"
*Right now.* That phrase triggered a visceral reaction in her. It was exactly what Fairfax used to say. *She's carrying my brother's child, she needs to be taken care of right now.* Or, *Her hormones are unstable right now, just give it some time.*
Wait. Just give it some time.
Starla had developed a severe allergy to those concepts. It was a manipulative tactic designed to trap her in an endless cycle of compromises.
Herbert's grip tightened slightly. "Just one month. You can't give me that?"
"When it comes to Brinley? No."
Her tone left zero room for negotiation. A cold flash crossed Herbert's eyes.

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The readers' comments on the novel: A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion
Please don't tell me tanya is going to suffer like starla,π₯Ί...
Why The ML is Idiot πππ i Dont understand,i Think herbert is more suitable to become the ML he is most compose and calm than the ML ππ...
"You're a failure as a husband and coward as a Man" This is what i want to say in Fairfax hahaha you dont deserved a wife if you cant protect her...
Hahaha This plot of story i hate about, choosing another girl instead of your own wife is something unreal, you didnt considered your wife feeling, you didnt even trust her and later on you will say sorry?? Was sorry will fixed everything you've done? Was sorry fixed her heart? it was unfair for your wife, you must choose your wife whatever it is. You know your wife well more than anyone else and the only person she should lean on was the person who pushes her away...
Finallyπ...
More chapters please π₯Ί...
More chapters please...
When will you post new episode??...
New episode please...
Begging my ex convict luna back...