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?"

sank in. She understood the law and was using it to her advantage. It was clear that Mrs. Reyes had taught

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

thoughts were running through her mind,

scream for help, but no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her

drains and everything goes dark

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

sound of Alice's head hitting the rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice wasn't moving

just wanted her to get in the water. “I didn’t know she hit a 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!

mistreat Alicia. She never

screaming for his mother, Mrs. Reyes. The

outside. He looked out into the yard and saw Ted running into Mrs.

one who had taken Alicia's skewers during the meal.

"What's

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

the fleeting look of guilt that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept

her attention to the small building in the distance, a

open lawn. It was vast, but there was no sign of Alice anywhere. An uneasy feeling came over him

quietly questioned

head and now

asked, barely able to

in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face was shadowed with fury

Ted blurted out, “It wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.”

was clear that