My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chapter 436

Xara gazed into Jacob’s deep blue eyes and spoke softly. “You’ve changed a lot in the past five years, but your eyes are still as beautiful as they were back then.”

“Thanks for the compliment,” Jacob replied. He seemed unsure about interacting further with Xara, the mother who had been absent from his life for five years.

He glanced at Esther and reminded her, “The driver is ready.”

Esther extended the bouquet of flowers to Xara and said, “Xara, these were personally picked by Jacob.”

Taking the flowers, Xara looked at Jacob with a touch of guilt. “Thank you, Jacob. I really like them.”

Jacob turned away and walked off quickly, showing indifference.

An indescribable pain filled Xara’s heart. She tried to speak but struggled to find the right

words.

Feeling Xara’s emotional turmoil, Esther gently patted her shoulder and comforted her, “Give it time.”

Xara’s voice choked.

eyes when faced with her son. “He’ll be able to understand you, Xara.”

to pick up Xara was still one from the Sandersons.

the driver respectfully took her suitcase and

for your concern.

passenger seat, giving

Instead, they both turned their heads to look out the car windows at the passing scenery. Their physical proximity was close, yet emotionally, they felt

Despite her knowledge, she did not know how to

gradually entered

to her

before was still deeply etched into her body. Even

herself, but it

front of the castle that seemed to be inhabited by

her teeth, and

where she had bled, cried, and lost her

you

trembled as