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.

sitting there like a statue, Felix picked a honey tangerine from the fruit

patted Felix’s hair and replied softly, “Yes, I’d like

I’ll peel it for you.”

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

you

Its sweet taste brought comfort

“Is it sweet?”

hair. “The sweetest in the world

Encouraged, he fed another segment to

turns feeding each other, creating a warm and happy atmosphere.

and Felix from the door with a radiant

turned to

“Uncle Oliver.”

“Granduncle Oliver.”

handed a bag of roasted sweet potatoes to Felix. “Enjoy your sweet potatoes. Uncle Oliver has something

Esther, then at Oliver, before nodding gently.