A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 944

They really had it all figured out, didn't they?

Tanya took a deep breath, her disgust palpable. "It's absolutely insane. How could Herbert turn out to be that kind of monster?"

She couldn't wrap her head around it. Hadn't he claimed to be madly in love with Starla? Back in Marina City, he had practically thrown his reputation on the line to fight Fairfax for her. And now, he was treating her like livestock to be traded.

"Forget about them. Let's talk about you," Starla deflected. "What's going on with Darian? And the baby?"

Honestly, given the toxic mess Tanya was trapped in, Starla strongly believed Tanya shouldn't keep the child. It was nothing but a massive vulnerability for her.

"I'm still pregnant. And I'm losing my mind," Tanya admitted.

She hadn't reached out for the past two weeks because she had been frantically trying to figure a way out. She hadn't wanted to drag Starla into her own disaster. She had spent every waking moment trying to handle Darian.

But the man was acting like a total lunatic, flat-out refusing to let her terminate the pregnancy. And yet, he hadn't done a damn thing to resolve his situation with Yulisa.

"What's going on with him and Yulisa, then?"

"The Lynn family unilaterally announced their engagement," Tanya said bitterly. "I've been publicly downgraded to the role of the mistress!"

The humiliation of it made her blood boil. The Lynn family looked down on her. So, ignoring the fact that she was carrying Darian's child, they simply pushed forward with the society wedding to put her in her place. It was their way of telling her to stop dreaming.

"And what does Darian have to say about that?" Starla asked.

"What do you think? He just keeps repeating that he'll 'handle it'."

But things had already spiraled past the point of no return. There was no 'handling it' anymore. Yet Darian stubbornly refused to let her go.

Starla sighed heavily. "I wish I could help you, but I'm completely powerless right now."

Back in Yoran Country, she could have pulled some strings. But now...

"I know, you're fighting for your own life out there," Tanya said softly. With Herbert and Yardley breathing down her neck, Starla had to watch her own back.

"Just focus on protecting yourself. My mess is nothing compared to yours."

At least Darian wasn't actively trying to get Tanya killed. Starla, on the other hand, was being pushed straight into the crosshairs by her former fiancé and her own flesh and blood.

The word 'pawn' didn't even begin to cover the utter betrayal she was experiencing.