My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Mandy noticed Esther’s difficulty leaving and feigned empathy as she asked, “Bradley, I noticed Esther isn’t looking well. Is she sick?”

“She’s pretending,” Bradley replied coldly.

Esther paused on the stairs.

“I noticed last night she appeared unwell. Could she genuinely be sick?” she insisted.

Bradley lightly tapped an egg, cracking the shell instantly. “She’s a good actress.”

Mandy was aware that Esther might overhear and continued. “Bradley, what if she’s truly unwell? What if—”

“No ‘what ifs’,” Bradley cut in coldly. “Don’t be fooled by her tricks. She hopes for sympathy, and it’d be in her best interest if you helped her leave.”

elegantly peeling an egg and provocatively added, “Bradley, legally, she’s your wife. You’ll regret it

Mandy and sneered. “Mandy,

quickly learned to remain silent, needing

stood by Liora’s bedroom,

door and spotted Esther, pale as a ghost. “Ghost… Ah!”

Pendleton, Bradley and your daughter await you

retreated into her room and fetched an unopened lipstick, handing it

is a form of etiquette for women! Who do you

stared at the lipstick, and her vision darkened. She collapsed and tumbled down the stairs with a loud thud, blood gushing from her forehead where

rushed over upon hearing the

her! She fell on her own!”

Mandy, observing her in a pool of blood.