My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Esther gazed at Bradley with steady eyes, her expression calm and composed. She said, “Yes, I want a divorce.”

“No regrets?”

“Absolutely not,” Esther replied.

A trace of anger flickered in Bradley’s cold eyes. He handed his ID to the staff and said, “Let’s get this done together.”

Upon giving his ID, he took a seat next to Esther, and an invisible weight pressed down on her. Esther instinctively moved away from him as though another moment by his side might freeze her.

The staff processed two divorce certificates before Esther and Bradley. The new divorce certificates were stamped, while the old marriage certificates received a simple “invalid” seal.

Esther received her divorce certificate and stared at it in disbelief for a while. Finally, she was divorced! She had established a clear boundary between herself and Bradley. From now on, they would go their separate ways.

with a fierce gaze. A shadow

certificates into her bag. When she looked up, she saw Mandy standing by the

noticed Esther and hurried over, saying softly, “Congratulations,

pained Esther, making her feel bitter and jealous. However, after experiencing life and death, she

“Thank you, Ms. Pendleton.”

and their relationship didn’t allow

entrance, and spoke gently. “Esther, from an outsider’s perspective, I think Bradley loves you. He’s just too arrogant, or perhaps too proud, to understand

but he won’t love me.” Esther no longer believed that Bradley was capable of loving someone. At least, she

accumulated, they buried her once-passionate

“Goodbye.”