My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Chapter 551

Esther was so frightened her face turned pale, her legs weakened, and her hands trembled. The phone slipped from her grasp

with a loud clank.

Felix looked up from his book and asked concernedly, “Mommy, what’s wrong?”

Esther tried to maintain her composure and answered, “It’s nothing.”

She sat down on the edge of the hospital bed, clutching the bed frame for support. With trembling fingers, she replied to the message on her phone.

[Who are you?]

She sent the message but received no response. Without thinking, she deleted the gruesome image of the bloody hand and added the sender’s number to her block list.

Her heart was still racing from fear, and calming down took a long time.

“Mommy, would you like some fruit?” Felix asked.

statue, Felix picked a honey tangerine from the fruit basket and walked over to her.

hair and replied

it for

As the fragrance of the tangerine filled the room, Esther’s panicked heart gradually settled. She watched Felix as he peeled

you go.”

handed a small tangerine carpel to Esther. Its sweet taste

“Is it sweet?”

“The sweetest in the

up with excitement. Encouraged, he

each other, creating a

the door with a radiant smile before

turned to look at

“Uncle Oliver.”

“Granduncle Oliver.”

of roasted sweet potatoes to Felix. “Enjoy your sweet potatoes. Uncle Oliver has something to discuss with

at Oliver, before nodding gently.