My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chapter 449

Steffan shot a cold glance at Xara before smoothly heading to the dining table. There, he casually flipped through the newspaper and sipped his coffee.

Leaning close to Esther’s ear, Xara muttered, “Esther, I swear I want to knock his head off.”

Esther was momentarily speechless.

“But never mind, I’m just venting,” Xara sighed, rubbing her face in frustration. “I’ve been up all night, and now I’ve decided to let it go. I suppose I’m willing to endure this mad dog’s

antics again if it means saving Jacob.”

Esther was left speechless once more.

With her chin resting on her hand, Xara’s gaze fixed on Steffan in the distance. She whispered, “I hate to admit it, but this mad dog does have some looks. Technically, it’s not a total loss.” “Steffan might be able to hear you,” Esther cautioned.

Xara shrugged off the concern. “Let him hear. Without Jacob, I wouldn’t give him a second thought.”

Jacob’s mother, she couldn’t simply watch him stumble into danger. She needed Jacob to continue living. Even if that meant

sparing her from guilt by using canine-like names

We’re still pals, right?” Xara playfully teased. “Esther, think about it. Jacob adores Sunshine. What if we let Sunshine be Jacob’s future

can’t decide on Sunshine’s marriage. I want her to experience genuine, beautiful love when the time is right.”

mindset is commendable,

his breakfast, Steffan and Xara headed to the church together. A shadow of worry crossed Esther’s porcelain face as she watched their figures disappear.

her, saying, “Sunshine

time felt interminable. Even while playing with Sunshine and Felix, Esther could

Steffan and Xara returned. The toll of severe sleep deprivation was evident in Xara’s lifeless and

herself onto Esther, held her tightly,

“What about Twinkle?”

glanced at Steffan and gently replied, “Twinkle’s guardianship is with her piano teacher.”

joint

was her only student. So, Esther thought that transferring guardianship to