My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Why did she have to bear the blame for what Liliane had done? Was her biggest mistake in her life falling in love with Bradley? Did her love for him essentially hand him the weapon to hurt her? Bradley had used that very weapon to hurt her deeply.

“You think it’s just this one thing?” he asked.

Esther was stunned. What else had she done?

Suddenly, it felt like lightning had pierced the darkness of her mind. She trembled and expressed her suspicions, saying, “Bradley, did you always despise me… because I wanted to marry you?”

This was the question she needed answers to.

Did he truly loathe her so intensely?

Bradley offered no response but forcefully kissed her and pulled her back into the crystal coffin.

Despair washed over Esther. Even without words, Bradley

sharp pain twisted Esther’s heart. She had casually mentioned to Clark that Bradley would gain the most from everything that had transpired, but any glimmer of hope she

why Bradley harbored such animosity toward her. It was because

love her, and that’s why he could exploit her

Felix as leverage, it was because Felix stood to inherit the most

she had

“Why, Bradley—”

to speak. Instead,

indeterminate amount of time, Bradley finally looked at Esther, who was nearly lifeless, with

a specter. He turned to catch a glimpse of Esther in the crystal coffin, feeling a sharp pain in

breath to steady himself, and swiftly left the

basement reverted to its