My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chadwick carefully set his wine glass on the table. “Mom, could you please refrain from making such comments on a day like today? Let’s approach this gently if you have reservations about Esther becoming your daughter-in-law.”

Selene’s sharp gaze met Chadwick’s, and eventually, she relented. “I heard you recently donated your liver, which is commendable. Starting today, you’re welcome at the Pendletons. Don’t worry. I’ll guide you as if you were my own daughter.”

Observing Selene’s change in tone, Liora respectfully inquired, “Selene, Mandy is also getting married. How about teaching both Esther and Mandy together?”

Selene replied mockingly, “What can I teach her? How to deal with her husband’s mistress?”

Liora managed a forced smile.

Back when Mandy was known as Liliane, she frequently taunted Esther as the illegitimate love child. Now, experiencing this constant ridicule herself, Mandy understood the pain it caused.

“Mother, if I had a choice—”

“Selene, Mandy calls you ‘mother’. You can teach her too. I haven’t achieved much in my life, and Mandy is my only daughter. I hope she can live the rest of

Liora truly wished for was Mandy to marry outside the Pendletons. With the Pendletons’

glanced at Mandy. Seeing that Mandy hadn’t caused any trouble in front of her all these years and was now getting married, she finally agreed. “I’ll also teach her and show her that there are many paths for a woman

throbbed from Liora’s pinching. She softly

to learn

lawful wife who endured mistreatment,

would endure significant sacrifices to bring down anyone who dared to

like a wronged, submissive woman, and thought about how unsophisticated she was—just

Selene would never have willingly allowed her precious son to

but she was seething. She felt like she might have a heart attack if she stayed any longer. Halfway through the meal, she excused herself and

low as

how uninteresting and dull Esther appeared.