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—”

hand, speaking in a hushed voice. “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

outside the Pendletons. With the Pendletons’

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

pinching. She softly told Selene, “Thank you,

world wanted to learn how to

emulate Selene, the lawful wife who endured mistreatment, was welcome to

to bring down anyone who

and

would never have willingly allowed

but she was seething.

head low as she sat next to

how uninteresting and dull Esther appeared. She swallowed her frustration to avoid lashing out then and