A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 939

General Licht had been merciless. While he hadn't managed to kill Fairfax, he had taken half his life in the process.

The rest of the world believed Fairfax was dead.

Amos couldn't fathom why Fairfax was insisting on keeping Starla in the dark.

"Aren't you worried she'll be devastated?" Amos asked.

"She's heartless," Fairfax replied flatly. "Why would she be devastated?"

Would she mourn him? Probably not. At the very least, she wouldn't shed any tears for him specifically.

Amos rolled his eyes, genuinely at a loss for words.

"Tell Romy to keep her mouth shut while they're in Sylvan Vale," Fairfax added.

Feeding her the intel about the negotiations was solely to ensure she stayed put in hiding.

Amos nodded. "Understood."

...

Back in Sylvan Vale, Starla received the news that Herbert and Yardley were once again negotiating terms with General Licht.

She learned that Licht was specifically demanding her.

Her heart didn't break; it just went completely dead.

She had already seen their true colors back in Yoran, so hearing about their latest betrayal barely registered on her emotional radar.

"Wow, what an upstanding brother you have," Romy quipped, a cynical smirk on her face as she looked at Starla.

Starla stayed quiet.

Seymour was in the room as well, taking a slow sip of his coffee.

"So, where are we heading today?" Romy asked, changing the subject.

"The cemetery."

"The cemetery? Why? Do you have relatives buried around here?"

Starla knew they belonged to Fairfax, and she was using them to set up a memorial plot for him.

Well... it seemed the 'ex-wife' still had some sense of mourning left in her.

Romy recorded a video of the quiet ceremony and sent it straight to Amos.

When Amos watched the clip, he was initially baffled. But when Romy explained that Starla was burying Fairfax's clothes, leaving a lavish floral arrangement, and lighting a memorial candle, Amos couldn't help but smirk.

He brought the video straight to the infirmary to show Fairfax. "Well, it looks like your sacrifices weren't entirely in vain."

He had previously thought that going through hell for a woman who didn't love him was a fool's errand. But looking at this?

Maybe it was worth it after all. Despite all the bad blood between them, the moment she thought he was dead, she still paid her respects.

"What is this?" Fairfax asked, his voice strained.

"Can't you see? She's setting up a memorial for you."

The video showed Starla standing quietly over the plot, arranging the tributes. Fairfax stared at the screen, confused. She was in Sylvan Vale—why was she at a cemetery paying her respects?