The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 4:

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Alicia's only concern now was leaving Joshua, so she ignored his question and asked flatly, "Are the divorce papers ready yet?"

That word again: “divorce.” Irritation flashed in Joshua’s eyes.

“Why the rush?” she snapped, her voice cold and cutting. “My father is finalizing his will, and if word of my divorce gets out, it will ruin my position. Now, gather your things, we will dine at the Yates mansion this evening.”

With Caden's return, the family was organizing a welcome dinner for him.

They also hoped that by doing so, it would lift the spirits of Jerald Yates, Joshua's father.

However, maintaining the farce of a happy marriage was the last thing on Alice's mind.

"I'm not going," he announced curtly. "Just finalize the divorce and stop wasting my time."

Joshua laughed, a sound that held no warmth.

“Oh, come on, Alice. Stop pretending. You hid the ring because you don't really want to leave me, do you? “You can’t stand the thought of being without me.”

He leaned toward me, smiling, and added, “You've worked hard these past two years. Even if we get divorced, I'll still take care of you, as long as you make me happy.”

Alice's eyes widened, disbelief turning to anger.

Did he hide the ring?

Couldn't stand being without him?

His arrogant words sounded like nails on a blackboard to Alice's ears. With a sharp sneer, she replied,

“Oh, Mr. Yates, how could I make you happy? Don't worry, I'll give you back the ring; you wouldn't want this plain Jane bothering you, would you? Once you have it, we’ll finalize the divorce immediately.”

But Joshua was unfazed by her venom.

He thought he knew her too well, convinced that it was just another ploy to get her attention.

Without thinking twice, he threw a bag at her.

guests today. Dress appropriately and don't embarrass

the bag and remembered the countless times she had visited the mansion dressed in modest and discreet

obedient wife. After putting on her suit, she carefully applied just

and the delicacy

the stairs, he stood still for a

more seductive than usual. Or maybe it was the color of her cheeks, as if she had just experienced

Passion? Sex?

tightened in his

his wife. Who else could have slept with her? He must have thought too much

mansion, the two slipped into their usual roles, easily disguising the

movements synchronized as they

to receive anyone, the great hall was bustling with life, relatives filling

some reason, as soon as

instinctively, her gaze immediately drawn to the figure lounging casually at the other end of the room. With his legs crossed and his dark shirt unbuttoned to reveal a sliver of collarbone, the man exuded arrogance and his presence

gaze pinned her to

noticed the change in her attitude and,

One word escaped

a chill down his spine.

for the

sabbatical year, moved to her school and, from that moment on, Alicia's perfect world

she stayed up studying, Caden was always one step ahead. He edged her out by the smallest of

else would have accepted defeat, settling into the role of

But not Alice.

family, she grew up under the suffocating weight of living up to her name. Excellence wasn't just a goal, it was the currency with which she

if he had his eye on her from the very beginning, and Alice,

a relentless battle waged both openly and in the shadows. Their final showdown took place at university, just

Caden, ever the snake,

with disappointment at his ranking. Alicia, accustomed to his tirades, said nothing. She waited for his anger to subside and asked quietly, “I'll be graduating

back from Itrubisite to attend the graduation, perished in a tragic plane

fell apart, leaving her an

day, he had not challenged Caden again. Caden then left Warrington to

the inheritance," Joshua muttered, his

“With a family empire as large as ours, an

His brow furrowed slightly.