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

smile appeared on Alice's face.

“And who exactly is supposed to moan?” he asked, leaning into her with heated

too far, but she didn't back down.

a quiet

from the other end of

Ward? Are

straight into Alicia's eyes, holding her waist tightly. Alicia shifted her body slightly, making room for him, as if she appreciated

although he

spoke, he lifted his face just enough to brush his nose against her cheek. The cold

to rise. She swallowed and, gathering her courage, kissed him. "Keep up the good

The

body responded to his presence as she kissed him wildly, licking and biting his

around his waist as he gripped the back of her neck.

by the intensity, Alice let out

at her reaction. “Looks like you already

didn't want to

go, the tension between them evaporated as

hear anything,” he added. Joshua had, in fact, missed

silence in the car stretched on. Finally, Lilliana

with Alicia? She's too boring to be

as his words sank in. He reached

at him and growled, “Are you serious? I'm pregnant. You can’t smoke

hear her and lit

reached out to snatch it

her and growled, “Shut your

and her eyes filled with

through her abdomen as

"Joshua... the baby..."

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

the other car, silence

where to look. She grabbed her phone and quickly wired money to Caden. “We didn't quite get what we set out to do, but thanks for playing along. “I’ll pay you

“Standard fare, huh? Are

take the

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