A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 231

At the mention of her mother, Brinley's breath caught.

"What are you trying to do?" she demanded.

"You're the one who hid the baby, aren't you?" Starla asked directly.

Her accusation sent Brinley into a fury. "What are you talking about? That's ridiculous!"

"Ridiculous? Brinley, I know exactly what kind of person you are," Starla sneered. She thought about Fairfax's parting threat, the very outcome Brinley had been aiming for. "You really don't learn, do you?"

Brinley fell silent.

"Your mother isn't back yet, is she? Has she sent you good news?" Starla taunted.

"What else are you planning?" Brinley hissed through the phone.

"Where is the baby?"

"My baby is missing, and you're asking me where she is? Starla, you're pathetic."

"If I bring the baby to Fairfax, he'll give me a divorce," Starla said coolly.

Brinley was quiet.

"This is what you wanted, isn't it?" Starla continued. "So just tell me where she is. Let me give her to Fairfax so we can both get what we want."

Starla was certain Brinley had orchestrated the kidnapping herself, so she pressed her advantage.

Starla wasn't surprised by the denial. "You don't have to answer me right now."

The baby had only just disappeared; Brinley was probably still on edge and wouldn't dare reveal her location so easily.

"Give me an answer before dawn," Starla said, her voice dropping to a low, menacing tone. Hiding her own daughter—what kind of twisted game was she playing?

"By the way," Starla added, a final, sharp twist of the knife, "I'd be more than happy to call the police with you."

Brinley froze. What did she mean, 'with her'? If the Yelchins called the police, Starla would too? On what grounds?

Before Brinley could process the threat, Starla hung up.