The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 1407

Meanwhile, later that night.

The hour was late.

Danielle Crawford was sitting on the living room sofa.

Alexander Davidson was still working in the study. The rhythmic clicking of his keyboard drifted through the closed door, adding a comforting, steady backdrop to the quiet night.

After years of marriage, from their messy separation to their ultimate reunion, their presence had completely woven into the fabric of each other's lives. Even just sitting in separate rooms doing their own things felt incredibly grounding.

Danielle glanced at her watch. It was just past ten.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed on the coffee table. The screen lit up with a text message from an unknown number.

She picked it up casually and unlocked the screen. The moment she read the text, the relaxed softness in her eyes vanished, replaced by freezing ice.

"Come out and meet me, or I can't guarantee your daughter's safety. No cops."

The short sentence pierced her heart like a frozen needle, sending a violent shiver down her spine.

Niki was her and Alex's whole world.

Forcing herself to stay rational, she immediately took a screenshot of the text, then ran a quick trace on the number. It was a burner, entirely untraceable.

Without a second of hesitation, she forwarded the screenshot to Alex with a blunt caption: "Trouble. Living room. Now."

Hitting send, she dropped the phone and leaned back against the sofa, taking a deep breath as her mind raced.

Who the hell had the guts to threaten her like this?

The Davidson family business had been running smoothly lately. The only recent hiccup had been Ella—the woman who tried to sabotage the Ninesky-Grandview partnership and stir up a corporate mutiny inside The Davidson Group. But Ella was just a front for a shadow network that hadn't been fully exposed yet.

Danielle nodded, agreeing with his assessment.

Ella's web ran deep. It included rogue executives inside the company and shady external contractors who wanted a slice of the Davidson pie.

The network was collapsing, but a few stubborn players were still trying to salvage things—either by forcing Alex to drop the charges against Ella, or trying to extort a massive payout.

"They want a face-to-face. And they specifically said no cops."

Danielle rubbed her throbbing temples. "If we don't wipe them out, we'll never have peace. They're like a sniper in the dark, just waiting for a shot. This time it's Niki. Next time, God knows what."

"I'll go meet them." She looked Alex dead in the eye, her tone leaving no room for argument. "We end this in one move. No loose ends."

"Absolutely not." Alex rejected the idea instantly, grabbing her hand. "It's a suicide mission. If they're using Niki as leverage, they're unhinged. They'll do anything. I'm not letting you walk into a trap."