All Chapters of My Husband Wanted Me Dead: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"What took you so long to answer? I thought you were dead!"Everett sounded irritated."What's wrong? Why are you so worked up?" I asked. My voice stayed slow and steady, calm to the point of cold."Why is my credit card frozen? I'm out here with a client, and the payment won't go through. What the hell's going on?" he asked. "I was actually calling to ask you the same thing. The bank called me earlier. They said there was a large charge on my card today and suspected fraud, so they froze it right away," I replied."Are you kidding me? Didn't I tell you I had a client meeting today? Of course, I'm the one using it. Call the bank and unfreeze it. I need it right now."His voice rose, sharp and demanding."But the bank said the charge was overseas. You told me you were working late at the office, so I assumed someone stole the card. There's no way to unfreeze it right now. They said I have to go in person when I get back."I even threw in a few annoyed complaints, playing alon

[Damn it! She was this close!]My heart was pounding so hard that it felt like it might jump out of my throat. I turned around, only to realize Randall wasn't talking to me at all, but to another woman.There was still some distance between us.I dropped into a squat immediately, pretending to tie my shoelace.The shop owner cheerfully handed me the cash.I played it off, acting like I had more valuables to trade, and asked if I could borrow his phone to call a friend to bring them over.He didn't suspect a thing and handed it to me right away.By then, Randall was already looking around for me, and I could hear the driver outside urging people to hurry up and board.I forced myself to stay calm, quickly dialing the police and telling them exactly where I was and what was happening.The second I finished, I handed the phone back and acted like nothing was wrong, waiting casually like I really was expecting someone.Randall was heading this way.I slipped into the restroom wi

From the comments, I started picking up on key details.So, Everett had been racking up even more debt behind my back?Good. That made things easier.He still had no idea I had made it back safely. I checked into a hotel and spent a little money printing out some medical records saying I had stage-four cancer.I stared at the diagnosis and couldn't help laughing under my breath, already picturing his reaction when he saw it.I hid the documents away and arranged for a courier to deliver them in a few days.For the next few days, Everett didn't call me once.My heart stalled for a moment, then went cold.When the timing felt right, I spent a bit more money getting my makeup done to look pale and sickly, then headed home.The second Everett saw me, his eyes went wide. He actually took a step back."W-Weren't you supposed to be on the island?"I rushed forward, grabbed his leg, and burst into tears. "Everett! I finally made it back! I almost didn't! I missed you so much! Do you

At some point, even pretending got exhausting. I let myself drift off for real.The comments blew up again.[This is hilarious! Tina's actually brilliant. Everett looked like he was about to pass out! But what happened to her? Why did she suddenly wake up like this?][Something's off with the story now. Everett's disgusting. The second he heard she had terminal cancer, he's already thinking about divorce and running off with the money.]Running off with the money?That snapped me awake.I forced myself to sit up, acting weak as I moved. Everett was off to the side, flipping through the bankbook.The moment he saw me awake, he coughed awkwardly."Y-You're up?"I pretended not to notice what he had been doing and grabbed onto him, my voice shaking."You have to save me, honey. The doctor said my treatment will cost 200 grand. A few days ago, I put all our savings into an investment, and now, I can't get it back…"I hadn't even finished before he exploded."Wh-what did you jus

I pushed myself to my feet, my face pale."No. I won't agree to this… Everett, you wouldn't really be that heartless, would you?"Everett didn't say a word. I turned and grabbed Tom's hand instead. "Sweetheart, you're with me, right? You wouldn't leave your mom, would you?"He yanked his hand away, chin lifted as he said, "I'm going with Dad.""Just sign it already," Everett snapped. "We're done."I shook my head, looking down at the divorce papers. To get rid of me, he was taking the kid and leaving me with nothing."Don't… Don't do this to me…" I clutched my chest, acting like the pain was unbearable."This is your mess, Tina. No one's cleaning it up for you," Everett sneered.Without a hint of hesitation, he signed his name. Then he grabbed Tom and walked out.The door slammed shut.And just like that, the house went silent.A faint smile tugged at my lips. Those two idiots had no idea what was coming. Their hard days were just getting started.The second that name hit