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?"

law and was using

survived today, she knew she would suffer. Mrs. Reyes would let Ted take

thoughts were running through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed

to scream for help, but no sound came out of her

goes dark as

surface of the water. One of the boys,

hitting the rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice

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

had only told Ted to mistreat Alicia.

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

talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked out into the yard and

the boy instantly. Ted had been the one who had taken Alicia's skewers during the meal. The look Ted had given him earlier suggested he held some

"What's

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

face. He watched her closely, but kept his thoughts to

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 Alice anywhere. An

Reyes quietly questioned Ted, asking for more

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

asked, barely able

voice cut through the tense atmosphere. Mrs. Reyes looked up in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face was shadowed with fury and the intensity of his presence

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

clear that something had happened