A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 888

Herbert's motives were glaringly obvious. But as for why Yardley would side with Brinley? That was a complete blind spot for them.

Thinking of Yardley's stance on the Brinley issue, a deeper surge of frustration flashed through Fairfax's eyes.

"He... probably has some deep financial or power ties with Herbert," Fairfax deduced.

If they were talking about mutual interests and alliances, Yardley and Herbert were inextricably linked.

"Throwing his own sister's feelings under the bus just for business?" Amos scoffed. "With a brother like that, who needs enemies?"

Fairfax went quiet.

Back when Starla was constantly by his side, he hadn't fully grasped the gravity of his own ruthless actions toward her. But now? Seeing Herbert and Yardley treat her this way twisted a painful knot in his chest. He felt an overwhelming certainty that she was suffering unimaginable injustices in Yoran.

And now she wanted to flee to Ravena Country! She would never make such a desperate move unless she felt completely backed into a corner.

"We need to handle the Black Sea situation first," Amos urged, breaking the silence. No matter what, securing the Black Sea was their absolute top priority.

"I can't stop worrying about her in Yoran," Fairfax muttered.

"I get it. But Seymour is there. Even if you flew over there yourself right now, she wouldn't follow you back to Cyrus Sea."

Starla's own fierce resistance was the biggest hurdle they faced.

Fairfax didn't reply.

Thinking about Cyrus Sea reminded him of Herbert's venomous warning on the phone—claiming that bringing her there was handing her a death sentence. What kind of garbage was that?

A death sentence... He and the Hoggart family were the real death sentences in her life right now.

Fairfax had already hated Herbert to his core, but right now, he wanted nothing more than to rip the man apart with his bare hands.

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Meanwhile, in Yoran Country.

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