My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

“Mandy.”

When Mandy awoke, she found Liora standing at the foot of her bed, holding a few outfits and gazing at her.

“What’s the matter?” Mandy asked.

“Didn’t you mention that we’re visiting your father today? Which outfit do you think is better?” Liora asked.

Mandy casually pointed at one of the outfits. “The one on the far right.”

Liora smiled with enthusiasm. “Your father always appreciated me dressing up elegantly…”

Mandy didn’t really want to engage in conversation with Liora. She simply said, “Mom, if you don’t hurry and change, I won’t be able to take you with me later.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll change right away.”

Unlike Liora’s meticulous dressing, Mandy chose a casual outfit. She wondered why Bradley hadn’t arrived yet and thought resentfully, ‘Could it be that Bradley has met with an accident, maybe even been struck by lightning and killed?’

She prepared herself and made a simple breakfast. Liora finally came downstairs, and simultaneously, Bradley arrived.

and they headed to the

–

Bradley met Chadwick there.

in the past. With Richard’s decline and no one to protect him, he was now facing retribution from his former

coldly gazed at Chadwick, whose arms hung limply, and asked, “Pendleton, how

Warner!” Chadwick glared at Bradley, his teeth clenched, and said arrogantly, “You’d better kill me. Otherwise, as long as I can breathe,

do that.” Bradley hadn’t forgotten how Chadwick had threatened Esther with his severed hand. He replied coldly, “How long do you think you can survive

Chadwick roared

of a beating. “Pendleton, I’ve always understood right from wrong. Just as you treated

Chadwick seethed.

maintained an indifferent gaze while clenching his fists. “Rest

the table, causing it to crash loudly to

glanced at Chadwick and taunted, “Until

Bradley, someone

took a seat across from

the pinnacle of glory into a weathered