The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 109:

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Ted, already eight years old, was surprisingly strong for his age.

Alice felt a sharp, overwhelming pain as he hit her. Before she could recover, he hit her again. The blows carried the malice of a child who had been taught to fight dirty.

Alice struggled to defend herself, but the other children quickly restrained her. Ted continued to hit her and shouted, “This is what you get for messing with my mother! “This is what you deserve.”

Her aim was deliberate, aiming for the softer parts of his body, avoiding his face and vital points. Despite the pain, Alice managed to push one of the children away.

Ted saw this and immediately dropped the stick, grabbing a rope. In no time, he had tied his hands.

Alice's voice grew firm as she demanded, "What's wrong with you? Let me go."

Ted looked at her, his eyes burning with intensity. “If I let you go, you'll hurt my mother again. “I’ll make sure to kill you.”

Alice froze, her heart stopping for a moment. It was the first time she had seen such a fierce, almost terrifying expression in a child's eyes.

He was incredibly daring.

“Are you planning to kill me?” Alice struggled against the taut rope, breathing heavily. “Has no one ever told you that killing is a crime? You’ll end up in jail.”

To her surprise, Ted scoffed and replied, "My mother told me that I'm a boy, so nothing will happen to me if I kill you. Didn't you know that?"

weight of her words sank in. She understood the law and was

Mrs. Reyes would let Ted take the blame, knowing that

through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed her into

no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her head hit a rock. Pain shot through her body before the

and everything goes dark

surface of the water. One of the

rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice wasn't moving in the water, and it looked

Ted stammered, his panic growing as he watched her body float upward. Blood began to spread into the water, deepening his fear. “It wasn't me! “I didn’t push

Alicia. She never intended to hurt her like

panic, he ran outside, screaming for his mother, Mrs. Reyes. The other children, equally frightened, followed him, their

in the living room, talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked out into the yard and saw Ted running into

Ted had been the one who had taken Alicia's skewers during the meal. The look Ted had

asked, "What's going on out

voice unconcerned. “They're just some kids misbehaving. “They may have had a scuffle,

that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept

attention to the small building in the distance, a frown created her forehead, and a flash of uncertainty passed through

looked restlessly out across the open lawn. It was vast, but there was no sign of

questioned Ted,

shaking, his voice barely above a whisper. “She’s dead… She hit her head and

able to understand what he

booming voice cut through the tense atmosphere. Mrs. Reyes looked up in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face was

blurted out, “It wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.” Her immediate reaction

deepened. It was clear that something had happened