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.

honey tangerine from the fruit

and replied softly, “Yes, I’d like

I’ll peel it for

carefully peeled the skin for Esther. As the fragrance of the tangerine filled the room, Esther’s panicked heart

here you

Esther. Its sweet taste brought comfort to her

“Is it sweet?”

sweetest in the world because you peeled it

face lit up with excitement. Encouraged, he fed another segment to Esther.

turns feeding each other, creating a warm and happy

Felix from the door with a radiant

Felix turned to

“Uncle Oliver.”

“Granduncle Oliver.”

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

Esther, then at Oliver, before

of wireless Bluetooth earbuds and started