The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1:

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In the opulent, dimly lit private cinema, the most exclusive jewelery auction was broadcast live.

The rich cadence of the auctioneer's voice echoed through the room. "One million, one o'clock, two o'clock..."

Alicia Bennett barely registered the words, her thoughts completely consumed by the man beneath her. His intensity overwhelmed her, driving her to sink her teeth into his shoulder in a desperate attempt to resist his onslaught.

The man merely grunted in response, not stopping or slowing.

“Ease up, will you?” he purred, his voice thick with tension as he squeezed her waist, ordering her body to submit to his will.

Alice, still biting his shoulder, hesitated. Slowly, her jaw unclenched and her teeth came loose. Just as the apology began to form on her lips, he let out a low, almost mocking laugh.

"That's not the part I asked you to ease up on."

Alicia froze, heat rising to her cheeks. The apology died in her throat, replaced by a wave of shame that stained her skin crimson.

But the intensity between them only increased as time passed, their bodies tangled in a battle of passion and control.

The auctioneer's hammer fell. "Sold for ten million! A round of applause for Mr. Joshua Yates!"

The name hit Alice like a bolt of lightning. Her body instantly stiffened, something the man couldn't help but notice. Her movements stopped as her eyes, half-closed in satisfaction, lazily darted towards the screen.

The camera focused on Joshua Yates' face, showing every detail of his familiar features in perfect clarity.

“Joshua Yates, the second son of the Yates family… an acquaintance, perhaps?” he said, the corners of his lips curling into a sly smile as he playfully nibbled on Alicia's earlobe.

Alice frowned. The last thing she wanted to do was talk about it.

"Is gossip also part of your services?" I snapped in a cold, irritated voice.

retort, the sound

her waist and his movements became more relentless, his

one. Together, they reached a breathless crescendo. When he was

Then, she made her way to the door, as silent as

from the bathroom, his gaze instantly fell on the neat stack of dollar bills waiting for him on the chair. His eyes blinked in

picked up a cigarette and lit it calmly before sitting back in his

room, clearly nervous. The faint, unmistakable scent of sex still hung in the air,

brought in immediately.” They had just returned to the camp, taking every precaution. And yet, a woman had managed to slip through the cracks of

exhaled a lazy stream of smoke, his features calm, almost

I was…

Hank's eyes snapped open.

faint red marks

for a casual one-night stand. There were

those rumors seemed to evaporate in the face of this unexpected

make sense of it, Caden's deep voice

Joshua's personal life. Have the report

had stumbled into her room, feverish and desperate. It was obvious that

his years of moderation and abstinence came crashing down the moment

came the revelation: Alicia was

of marriage to Joshua… and

the previous night's passion stirred something in him, and his lips curved into a satisfied

no idea who

light of dawn was

realize how long he had been gone. He paused at the door, screaming his

on the verge of collapse, he refused to let her go, as if his resistance had

the client supposed

any further, her phone range. It was her

shouted from the other end of the line, her voice loud with concern. “How

deeply, carelessly kicking off her shoes.

be married anymore, he should grow a spine and get