The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 17:

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Alicia was shocked. She looked at Caden, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

Caden's expression remained inscrutable as he spoke briefly on the phone. His actions were always decisive and efficient, and this time was no different.

“Mr. “Ward?” Lilliana blinked, coming out of her daze in surprise. “What are you doing here?”

The commotion had already attracted the attention of passers-by, and a small crowd of curious onlookers was beginning to gather.

Lilliana tried to get out of the car, but Joshua grabbed her wrist, pulling her back.

“Stay in the car. There might be paparazzi lurking around here.” He rolled up the car window, keeping his gaze fixed on Alicia and Caden through the glass. “I’ll handle this.”

Lilliana was still irritated. She had planned to humiliate Alicia but she hadn't expected Caden to be there. How did the two of them know each other?

Lilliana put her sunglasses back on, muttering under her breath in frustration, “That bitch! It hasn’t even been that long since your divorce, and she’s already with your brother!”

Joshua's face darkened at his words. As much as I have hated to admit it, Lilliana's comment stung.

He clenched his jaw, unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out of the car.

The first thing Joshua noticed was how Alicia was holding Caden's jacket around her shoulders. She stood behind Caden, seemingly expecting him to protect her from everything.

The sight fueled Joshua's anger, and his expression grew grimmer with each step he took toward them.

"Caden," he acknowledged, then reached for Alicia's hand.

“Give him back his jacket,” Joshua snapped. “I’ll take you home.”

Alice didn't even give him a chance to touch her. She pulled her hand away, her face indifferent as she asked, "Who are you?"

Caden remained impassive, his face showing no emotion. The confrontation between Joshua and Alicia seemed insignificant to him, but he stood firmly between them, a silent barrier.

“Stop being so stubborn,” Joshua said through gritted teeth. “Your clothes are soaked. You need to come home with me, right now.”

in your dreams," Alice replied

point, she grabbed Caden's sleeve and clung to it like a

looked up again, he found Alicia staring at him,

home, Mr. Ward?”

Joshua exploded before Caden could respond. “Why the hell are you acting all shy and flirty with

waist, pulling her into his embrace. He looked at his brother with a smile. “You should mind your own business, Joshua.

reminding Joshua that

into fists,

Hank drove up next to them. Without another word, Caden put Alicia in his car and they drove off, while the curious people continued to whisper

slammed shut, Alicia let go

nonchalantly smoothed the wrinkles from his sleeves where she had grabbed him. “You're just throwing me aside after using

slid to the far side of the back seat, sitting up straight with her legs pressed together and her hands in her lap. “Not at all. I just know you have an aversion to women. “I

jacket tighter around his waist. After a moment of

Caden asked, his eyes

“You probably don’t want it back, so I’ll pay for

gaze hardened as he stared at the screen of his phone. “This isn't

his audacity. Why was he

exactly?"

me another thousand fifty,” Caden replied

kind of

seat, his tone lazy. “If you don't have

had barely finished speaking when

Caden's turn

not finished yet. She continued: "Why don't you be so kind and give me back the

upper lip twitched. Without a word, he unlocked

let out a little cry of

car sped along the highway, Alice leaned her head against the window, feeling sticky and uncomfortable. Every now and then, she tugged at the collar of her shirt to let in some air, trying to relieve the feeling of suffocation caused

Caden always carried a change of

his extra shirts and tossed it to her. “Put this

to feel about his offer. “It's okay. “I’ll take a shower as

to knock me out,” Caden replied flatly, without even looking at her. “It's starting to stink in this

she suddenly sworn off coffee forever? Still,

closed the partition, blocking Hank's view of the backseat. Alicia carefully removed her jacket. “Can you turn around, too?”