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?"

words sank in. She understood the law and was using it to her advantage. It was clear

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

through her mind,

to scream for help, but no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her head hit a rock. Pain shot through her

and everything goes dark as

the water. One of the boys, clearly frightened, gasped.

echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice wasn't moving in the water, and it looked like

rock,” 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

only told Ted to mistreat Alicia.

Reyes. The other children, equally frightened, followed him,

commotion outside. He looked out into

who had taken Alicia's skewers during the

puzzled, asked, "What's going on

voice unconcerned. “They're just some kids misbehaving. “They may have had a scuffle, but it’s nothing

of guilt that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept his thoughts to

turned her attention to the small building in the distance, a frown created her

but there was no sign of Alice anywhere. An uneasy feeling came

questioned Ted,

dead… She hit her head and now she’s dead.” Fear

asked, barely able

her eyes met Caden's. His face was shadowed with fury and the

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

It was clear that something