The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 7:

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Alicia soaked in the warmth of the bath, letting the gentle steam envelope her like a cocoon.

When Monica found out that it was Caden who had brought Alicia back, she couldn't stop chattering, her eyes shining with excitement.

«The Yates family scandal was the talk of the town back in the day! Who would have thought Caden would come back? And now, with the name he's made for himself, he doesn't really need the inheritance, does he? So why show up? To make Joshua’s life a living hell? My God, it's like a soap opera come to life: two brothers at odds. One is your soon-to-be ex-husband, the other is your nemesis. "So who are you rooting for, Alicia?"

But Alice's mind was elsewhere, and Monica's constant chatter had faded into the background.

"Alice? Hey, land to Alice!"

Only then did Alice return to reality.

“Huh? Sorry, did you just say something?”

“Are you okay? You seem… distracted.” Monica's eyes narrowed in concern, gently pressing her hand against Alicia's forehead. “You're not coming down with anything, are you?”

Alice shook her head, but the fog in her mind persisted.

“I'm fine,” she murmured, her thoughts wandering again. Was Caden really the man from that fateful night? The smell, the way he moved, the sound of his voice… it was all too familiar.

I have tried to recall the details of that night. The private cinema had been shrouded in shadows, the only light coming from the faint glow of the screen.

Plus, she was so absorbed in the moment that she hadn't bothered to study the man's face.

Alice frowned. A sinking feeling continued to gnaw at her…

With a frustrated sigh, she pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind. She stepped out of the tub and dried her wet hair.

Just as she wrapped herself in a towel, her phone ranged on the counter.

He looked at the screen and frowned. Joshua, again.

He kept calling. Without hesitation, Alice blocked the number and tapped the screen with her finger.

by the window. Just as Monica

at that,” Monica sneered disdainfully. “What's wrong with him? Acting like he’s suddenly madly in love with you after all this

shrugged and dropped onto

Love? Joshua?

want to laugh. If he really cared, he wouldn't have left her in

was done with him for

were falling asleep, Monica suddenly

the drugs wasn’t Joshua.” After a slight pause, she continued, “My father mentioned that the buyer's

turned onto her side and grabbed onto Monica's arm as

scanning every possible “Lillian”

were too many of them, and each name was confused with the next, so it was impossible

told anyone about his wedding anniversary. Only someone

I have protected so

line as she whispered, "Thank you, Monica. You've been a great help. For tonight, let's try to get some

softly, knowing she needed to get a good night's sleep if she wanted to get revenge on those who had wronged

next morning, his phone range with a call from an unknown

found what you were looking for, but you will have to

instinct was to be on guard,

The number was a luxury one and no scammer would spend money on

are you talking

«From her wedding ring.»

Oh.

immediately returned to the man from that

heart jumped

and seconds later he received a text message with the

she read

founder of Crest Group, a high-tech company known around the world for its

her eyes widened at

"My God.

checked the list of Crest Group shareholders. Hmm… They all had foreign-sounding names, each of them over

Foreigners…

no wonder the man's member had been so…

Alice stroked her flushed cheeks, feeling

of the Blizzard building, Alicia