Female Novel
Chapter 695
Everyone had choices, but Esther had none. She had to trust Bradley’s promise. At least seeing Felixwould ease her longing for her child.
“Thank you, sir,” Esther said, taking a deep breath to calm her restlessness. “If you don’t need anythingelse, may I clear the dishes?”
Bradley didn’t respond, simply rising and heading upstairs.
With her head down, Esther respectfully watched Bradley leave before tackling the dining room andkitchen. She worried he might check for cleanliness, so she wore kitchen gloves and meticulouslycleaned, even disassembling the range hood.
She finally caught her breath once she finished in the kitchen and dining room. However, the livingroom phone rang.
Esther hesitated but answered. “Hello?”
“Can you transfer the call to Mr. Warner?”
“Of course, please hold.”
Esther recognized Mandy’s voice but wondered why she was calling Bradley.
“Sir, it’s Ms. Pendleton on the line.”
Esther gently knocked at the master bedroom entrance, reminding Bradley to answer.
No response from the room.novelbin
“Yes?” Bradley, freshly showered, impatiently took the call.
“Bradley, my mother and I have nowhere to go,” Mandy said, her voice teary. “We can’t even stay in ahotel.”
Mandy hadn’t expected such ruthless actions—assets confiscated, bank accounts frozen, and beingblacklisted, preventing them from hotels, flights, or trains. In just a few days, her comfortable life turnedto hardship.
She had Liora, who did nothing productive, failing to pack valuable items to sell. That money couldhave secured an apartment or small house or sent Liora to a sanatorium.
“I’ll pick you up.”
Mandy was relieved. “Thank you, Bradley.”
Bradley grabbed his coat and left. Seeing Esther outside, he commanded coldly, “Prepare the second-floor room and some appetizers.”
“Understood.”
With her daughters’ lives in Bradley’s hands, Esther wondered if she had learned skills in prison just toserve him. She dared not resist and followed his orders, working tirelessly.
After a while, she glanced at the dark sea. Its charm vanished without daylight, replaced by an eerieatmosphere.
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When the helicopter roared, Esther shivered.
Mandy and Liora, disheveled with suitcases, disembarked.
Mandy observed Esther, dressed like a maid, wondering if this was a new form of romantic relationship.
“Is the bird’s nest ready?”
Esther replied, “Yes, sir.”