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.

remained silent. Despair washed over Esther. Even without words, Bradley had conveyed everything

Bradley would gain the most from everything that had transpired, but any glimmer of hope she held onto

such animosity toward her. It was

he

as leverage, it was because Felix stood to inherit the most from Thomas’ will,

the man she had once loved

“Why, Bradley—”

Esther a chance to speak. Instead, he

Bradley finally looked at Esther, who was nearly lifeless, with disdain. Then,

Bradley’s retreating figure and laughed bitterly. Her laughter reverberated in the silent underground chamber, haunting Bradley like a specter. He turned to catch a glimpse of Esther in the crystal coffin, feeling a sharp

a deep breath to steady himself, and swiftly left the

left, the basement reverted to its eerie,