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?"

intensified as the weight of her words sank in. She understood the law and was using it to

suffer. Mrs. Reyes would let Ted take the blame,

thoughts were running through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed her into

no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her head

everything goes dark as he

of the water.

Alice's head hitting the rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout

Ted stammered, his panic growing as he watched her body float upward. Blood began

told Ted to mistreat Alicia. She never intended to hurt her

a fit of panic, he ran outside, screaming for his mother, Mrs. Reyes.

was in the living room, talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked out

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

"What's

some kids misbehaving. “They may have had a

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

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

out across the open lawn. It was vast, but there was no sign of Alice anywhere. An uneasy feeling came over him and he rose from his

questioned Ted, asking for more

dead… She hit her head and now she’s dead.” Fear gripped Mrs. Reyes. Her voice dropped to a whisper. “She's

he asked, barely able to understand what he

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

wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.” Her immediate reaction was

was clear