Chapter 18:

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Caden saw through Alice's little game. “Fooling them, are we?”

Alice looked at him and asked, "What else should I be doing?"

Caden chuckled at that. “Platonic marriages must be really interesting.”

Alice pressed her lips together in frustration.

Just then, Caden's phone range.

I have touched the screen and put it on speakerphone.

On the other end of the line, Lilliana asked, "Mr. Ward, why were you at the café with Alicia earlier?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Out of curiosity, were you two talking about business?"

Before Caden could respond, Alicia stood up and walked over to him.

Caden's eyes followed her movements. He was caught off guard when she straddled his lap without hesitation. His eyebrows furrowed as he asked, “What do you think you’re doing?”

Alice remained silent and put her arms around her neck.

Up close, Caden's sharp, handsome features filled her vision. His chiseled face was flawless from any angle. He was even more striking than she had imagined. It was as if his appearance had been sculpted by the gods themselves. Driven by anger, Alicia placed a hand on her face and leaned in slowly, seeking out her lips.

Caden turned his head to the side. “What are you trying to do?”

Alice squeezed harder, refusing to give him a chance to dodge.

She knew it was reckless and that she was hurting herself as much as him, but she didn't stop. This opportunity was too tempting to pass up, considering Caden was Joshua's nemesis.

Alice leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Didn't you say I was too shy to express myself? Let's be more direct, then."

“And what exactly do you have in

appeared on

her lips, fixing on them. “And who exactly is supposed to moan?” he asked,

be going too

let out a quiet

interrupted from the other end of the

Are you still

holding her waist tightly. Alicia shifted her body

he didn't mean to. "Are

his

gathering her courage, kissed

Caden's eyes. The intensity of his

passing moment, Alice felt a growing passion. Her body responded to his presence as she kissed him wildly,

waist as he gripped the back of her neck. He opened his mouth, taking control, and showed her what a real kiss

by the intensity, Alice let out a

“Looks like you already know how to

Alice. She didn't

the tension between them evaporated as if it had

hear anything,” he added. Joshua had, in fact, missed the whole thing. He

car stretched

want with Alicia? She's too boring to be fun to mess

expression darkened as his words sank in.

“Are you serious? I'm pregnant. You can’t smoke

pretended he didn't hear her

Lilliana angrily reached out to snatch it

turned to her and growled, “Shut

by his sharp tone. She became angry and her eyes filled with tears. “Joshua, you scoundrel.

of pain, a sharp pain running through her abdomen as her emotions overwhelmed her. Her face lost its

"Joshua... the baby..."

Realizing what had happened, he quickly pulled himself together. Without another word, I rushed her to the

other car, silence hung in the

wired money to Caden. “We didn't quite get what we set out to do, but thanks for playing along. “I’ll pay you the standard rate

huh?

the question. “Just take the

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