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.

dropped like a stone, her mind spinning

The 14th?

day

in her chest,

you staying

his lips as he watched

was too

Fucking a girl?

her mouth go dry in an

prove anything, but anxiety was eating away at her

further, Caden's

at her

you looking

voice

«A ring».

looked at

the caller had said, but the look on his face was enough to make him frown. Without thinking,

the call ended, Caden's voice was

fortune on a bracelet for you? Why don't

spoke with a coldness

his lover,” he murmured

let out a

a fortune on

a strange

so the weight of her previous doubts and worries faded into the

been that night. She had used him, and that was that. She

house, Alicia hesitated. She wondered if she should thank Caden, but in the end, she said

coat and send it

gentleman to be around,

it up, just give

Hey?

Alice blinked in bewilderment.

For

than

while using it. Now, with no room to protest, she forced

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

in a better coat. This one is a bit

laughter filled

Hard? Huh.

night, she had clung to him, soaking his

complained about his rudeness

his throat went dry. He swallowed and lit a cigarette to drown the pain