My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

About half an hour later, the car stopped in a parking lot.

Bradley and Gavin boarded a shuttle that took them to an office.

As soon as they entered, Bradley caught a strong whiff of disinfectant, triggering a memory of having smelled it somewhere before.

"Mr. Warner, have you made your decision? Are you sure you want to go through this door?" Gavin stood by a stainless-steel door, his voice serious and cautious. "If you have second thoughts now, it's not too late."

Bradley positioned himself in front of the electronic door, which opened slowly. He stepped out quickly and looked up to behold a colossal glass dome. Countless koi fish swam joyfully in a glass pond atop the dome.

"Is this an underground facility?" Bradley asked.

Gavin nodded. "Yes."

"What exactly is this place?"

a conference room with a smile. There, a massive electronic screen stood

as he sat at the conference table. Instinctively, he reached for his phone, only to

electronic devices experience signal interference here and

in a lowered voice, "What is this

is Mr. Pendleton's most core business,"

specific business?" Bradley pressed

the electronic screen, revealing numerous surveillance feeds. "Mr. Warner, Mr. Pendleton has established his underground

heart raced. His eyes were fixed on the screen, which displayed operating rooms

Warner, you probably received a business card earlier," Gavin said,

hospital but hadn't connected that business with the Pendletons until

your supply

Pendleton strategically placed his people in various locations, and their affiliation with him is well hidden,"

the nature of their trade. He just hadn't anticipated Richard to

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