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.

Felix picked a honey

and replied softly, “Yes, I’d like some.”

peel it for you.”

panicked heart gradually settled. She watched Felix as he peeled the fruit and removed the white fibers from the segments.

here you

tangerine carpel to Esther. Its sweet taste brought comfort

“Is it sweet?”

“The sweetest in the world

lit up with excitement. Encouraged, he

took turns feeding each other, creating a warm and happy

watched Esther and Felix from the door with a radiant

Felix turned to look at the

“Uncle Oliver.”

“Granduncle Oliver.”

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

then at Oliver, before nodding gently.