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The Husband Poisoning Society, Chapter 28

We listened until the hallway was quiet again. Lynn had her hands in her hair. She paced the room. “Why would he do that? Why did we let him? Why did I do this?” She said as she paced. “We’re going to save him.” I said. “We can’t. No without turning you in. And I can’t do that either.” Lynn grabbed my shoulders. “We will find a way.” Fiona said. “I can’t deal with this. This is my fault. This is all my fault. Oh god. I didn’t think this through.” “We all asked him to pretend he hadn’t seen us.” I said. “No. You don’t understand. I did this. I did all this. This is my fault.” “How in the hell is this your fault?” I asked.  Lynn stopped and then reached into her bodice. She produced a pair of gold rings. One looked like a wedding ring. The other looked like a signet ring. “Lynn.” I said. “Are those what I think they are?” Lynn nodded. “How did you get them?” I asked.  “How do you think I got them?” Lynn asked. “I don’t think I want to know.” I said. “I took them after you finish...