My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chapter 264

Bradley’s eyes fixated on the distant location of the rescue team, his face etched with coldness and determination.

“But my dad said my grandma is sick overseas. She…”

Ben’s words trailed off as he encountered Bradley’s cold and mocking gaze. Though his heart was in turmoil, he firmly held onto his belief that his father was not the villain they portrayed

him to be.

The night grew darker.

On the deck, the two kidnappers ran a high fever, wrapped in blankets as a doctor administered intravenous drips to them. Their gazes met, filled with despair. They realized that being trapped between survival and death was more agonizing than they had ever imagined.

they could turn back time, they would never have become involved with Shane.

with each passing second,

dwindled.

her hand gripping it tightly as she stared down at the sea. Her body leaned forward involuntarily, tempted to plunge

Bradley swiftly stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and pulled her into a protective

aback, before softly uttering, “Felix would

seawater was frigid, too cold for even adults to endure, let alone a child. Esther was overwhelmed with

her

Bradley arrived? Even if they had held her at gunpoint, she should have clung to Felix’s hand, plunging into the sea with him when

holding on tightly, there might have

as she looked at Bradley, desperately seeking reassurance.

chest,