Chapter 551

Esther was so frightened her face turned pale, her legs weakened, and her hands trembled. The phone slipped from her grasp with a loud clank. Felix looked up from his book and asked concernedly, "Mommy, what's wrong?" Esther tried to maintain her composure and answered, "It's nothing." She sat down on the edge of the hospital bed, clutching the bed frame for support. With trembling fingers, she replied to the message on her phone. [Who are you?] She sent the message but received no response. Without thinking, she deleted the gruesome image of the bloody hand and added the sender's number to her block list. Her heart was still racing from fear, and calming down took a long time. "Mommy, would you like some fruit?" Felix asked. Seeing Esther sitting there like a statue, Felix picked a honey tangerine from the fruit basket and walked over to her. Esther patted Felix's hair and replied softly, "Yes, I'd like some." "Then I'll peel it for you." Felix carefully peeled the skin for