Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

Chapter 147

Third Person POV.

Mary’s eyes widened in shock and confusion as Marlene abruptly handed her a gun, her mind struggling to comprehend the situation.

Just moments ago, after Marlene showed up in the house to use as her temporary hiding place, Mary casually mentioned to her that Amber had invited her out for a talk, and she was preparing for her meeting with Amber before Marlene

walked.

HUD

As soon as Mary mentioned it, Marlene immediately started to plot how to use the meeting as a chance to get rid of Amber. Now, faced with a weapon in her hands, Mary couldn’t help but voice her disbelief.

“Marlene, are you crazy?” Mary exclaimed. “Why in the world would I need a gun?”

Marlene rolled her eyes, a hint of frustration evident in her demeanor. She had grown tired of her mother’s reluctance to accept the drastic measures they -needed to take. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Mary, her

voice tinged with exasperation.

“Mom, open your eyes and look around you for goodness sake,” Marlene replied, her tone laced with frustration. “We’re on the brink of losing everything; that’s if we haven’t already lost everything. I am already a wanted criminal, with nothing to my name since that bastard Kayden left me high and dry, and as

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for you, your darling husband is in jail, and all of his accounts have been frozen. We don’t have a penny to our name, and it’s so bad that you’ve had to send Kathryn and Robert to live with your mother since we could end up losing this house any moment from now.”

Mary’s confusion deepened as she absorbed Marlene’s words, the seriousness of their dire situation threatening to engulf her. She had always relied on her husband’s financial stability as well as Kayden’s availability, and without it, she felt cornere and annoyed. Fear mingled with desperation in her voice as

she responded.

“Listen, Marlene, I understand our circumstances,” Mary murmured. “And of course I want Amber gone just as much as you do, but carrying a gun to meet her in a public space and actually shooting her in a public space? It’s too risky.”

her impatience towards her mother’s hesitation. With

broke, cornered, and at the mercy of that bitch since she practically controls the police with her husband’s help. We

only way to

too risky for

worrying about the wrong things,” Marlene

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how Amber’s life is going to be? She’ll be with her rich husband, living a life of luxury, while we face the consequences of our actions. Our lives will be permanently

widened, her breath catching in her throat as she absorbed

that I never wanted Amber to be happy, and it’s time for me to make sure that she never gets the chance to be happy. I can’t possibly let Elena’s offspring remain alive and well. I can’t lose to her

place. She had finally convinced her mother to embrace the

spirit, Mom. Just keep in mind that this is our

right,” Marlene said. “Which means you need to seize this

listened to Marlene’s dangerous proposition. The weight of

even though she loved the idea of ending Amber’s

she was conside

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drastic course of

can go through with this,” Mary said. “I’ve never… I’ve never even held a gun before, let

took the gun from Mary’s hands. “You don’t have to worry about anything. I’ll guide you every step of the way. It’s simple, really. All you have to do is be

the trigger of the gun, her grip firm. “Just like this, Mom. And

of horror and fascination

the gun at a vase across the room. The sound of shattering

the air, making Mary flinch at the sudden noise.

smile. “See? It’s not so hard,

just need to be brave about it, and in a split second, you’ll

a twisted way–this might be her only chance to finally get rid of Amber once and for