My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chadwick’s bloodshot eyes locked on Richard, who cleared his throat and spoke. “Son, I have the wedding gift ready.”

After the disturbance Selene caused, Chadwick chose not to create a scene despite his anger.

“Now, you may kiss,” the emcee said.

Mandy hesitated, unable to bring herself to do it. She had overheard the heated argument and suspected that X might have taken Esther. Selene’s wedding interruption was likely related to this.

Mandy felt cornered. She was unwilling to kiss Chadwick, so she feigned exhaustion during the kiss. She collapsed toward Chadwick, accidentally revealing her face as she removed her veil.

Mandy’s sudden unveiling triggered chaos at the wedding.

“Mandy!” the guests exclaimed.

Chadwick was standing beside her as the groom and glared at her. “Why are you here? Where’s Esther?!”

Instead, she looked at Chadwick with a face

“It’s me! Put out a citywide search for

her mother’s arms, fear evident in her voice as she exclaimed, “Mom,

to stop the wedding. She already knew the bride

had allowed her to assume Mandy’s identity,

aware that Chadwick had a half-sister. Now that he was marrying her, the

this was why Chadwick insisted on marrying Esther, a divorced woman who couldn’t bear children. It seemed he had adopted

for his partying, drinking, gambling, and womanizing habits. His marriage to

the whispers and discussions among the guests, Richard clenched his fists and angrily berated Chadwick, “Look at what you’ve

had been consoling Mandy, defended Chadwick. “Is this the right

argue further, a group of police

Pendleton and Chadwick Pendleton, you are suspected of drug