The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 6:

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Alice's face, pale from the cold, flushed crimson. The humiliation of letting her nemesis see her in such a sorry state stung more than the biting cold rain. She leaned against the car door, trying to put as much distance between them as possible.

Caden's eyes lingered on her legs.

“You have great legs,” he commented nonchalantly. “Joshua seems to like them. And I’m sure a lot of other men do too.”

He bowed his head, fingers drumming quietly on the armrest, the rhythm as maddening as his words.

"In fact, I'd wager that quite a few would find them... irresistible."

A lump formed in Alice's throat and a shiver ran down her spine.

It was pitch black outside, and with the pouring rain, common sense dictated that it was not safe for a woman to be outside alone. However, the way Caden said it made it seem like what was a mere statistical possibility was now a foregone conclusion. What a disgusting jerk!

She hesitated, but her options were limited. With a reluctant sigh, Alicia buckled her seatbelt, pressing herself against the door as if it could somehow protect her from the man sitting next to her.

The soaked dress clung to her like a second layer of skin, the discomfort eating away at her. She couldn't help but hunch her shoulders, shivering in the cold. Without a word, Caden tossed the coat onto her lap. The weight of the coat surprised her, but she quickly wrapped herself in it, grateful for the warmth.

The coat gave off Caden's unique musk, a mix of cologne and something raw, masculine. It clung to the fabric, penetrating her senses and dragging her back to that fateful night…

The familiar voice.

The familiar smell.

Alice's heart sank into the pit of her stomach as she realized. Could it really be him?

Oh, God… It couldn't be!

The ridiculousness of the idea made her shudder again, but she couldn't shake her suspicion. She turned her head stiffly to study him, hoping to find some answer on his face.

Caden, oblivious to her confusion, didn't even look up from his phone.

"Stop looking at me. I'm not interested."

Idiot!

Alice ignored the blow and cleared her throat.

"So, Caden, when did you get back?"

Only then did he look up from his phone.

He looked at her with distant amusement, as if admiring a pretty bird in a cage.

«The 14th.

a stone, her mind spinning with the weight

The 14th?

day of

pounding in her chest, she continued with her

were you staying

his lips as he watched her squirm. He

was too

Fucking a girl?

her mouth go dry

but anxiety was eating

ask him further, Caden's

replied lazily, looking at her

are you looking

voice cracked through

«A ring».

looked at

heard a word the caller had said, but the look on his face

ended, Caden's voice was

a fortune on a bracelet for you? Why

with a coldness

it for his lover,”

a low,

a fortune on a dog

felt a strange satisfaction

so the weight of her previous doubts

who the man had been that night. She

to Monica's house, Alicia hesitated. She wondered if she should thank

send it to the Yates

gentleman to be around, gave her

up, just give me fifty thousand

Hey?

Alice blinked in bewilderment.

For

than

before, she hadn't complained while using it. Now, with no room to protest, she forced

his wet legs and feet on his coat and handed it back

suggest you invest in a better coat.

laughter filled the

Hard? Huh.

night, she had clung to him, soaking his

about

dry. He swallowed and lit a cigarette to drown the