The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 40:

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Alice had also begun to notice that someone had been discreetly helping her behind the scenes.

His first instinct was to call Monica.

When Monica answered, she sounded frustrated. “I hired trolls to trash Lilliana online,” she admitted. “But I don't have the money to censor searches. Those things cost a fortune, and my dad blocked my credit card. “I’m sick of him.”

Alicia thought about Monica's words, and only one other person came to mind: Gerry.

Without delay, he called him, and his suspicions were confirmed.

Feeling a little uncomfortable, Alice said quietly, “It's just gossip, people talking behind my back. It's not like they're physically harming me. You really didn’t need to waste your money on this…”

Gerry, comfortably lying down, put her on speakerphone but didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked at Caden, who was sitting across from him.

Caden, his long legs crossed casually, had his eyes glued to his phone, scrolling mindlessly. He gave no sign of joining the conversation.

Undeterred, Gerry turned his attention back to Alicia. “I didn't spend that much,” he finally replied. “The real help came from another big shot.”

Alice frowned, confused. “Who is this mysterious benefactor?”

Once again, Gerry's gaze shifted to Caden, but he didn't reveal the answer right away, instead choosing to mock her.

“Are you free?” he asked, smoothly moving on to another topic. “Come on. “We can chat, have some fun, and I’ll introduce you to this ‘big fish.’”

Alice took the hint immediately.

She had always had a good working relationship with Gerry, and now that she was in a bind, he was helping her out by offering her the chance to meet someone powerful. That was how things worked: mutual benefits, carefully cultivated relationships.

"What's that big fish like?" she asked. "I'd like to give him something."

Hearing this, Gerry's eyes sparkled with mischief. "He's… well, let's just say he's not as strong as he used to be. Maybe you could get him some Viagra."

Alice was momentarily speechless, and then replied with dry humor: 'Mr Hopkins, do you happen to have any shady side business?'

Gerry couldn't help but laugh. "If they ever come to an agreement, it will be a miracle."

understanding flashed in Alice's

Gerry was

his lips and smile. "I'm really curious, Caden. Why did you

eyes never leaving the screen. After a few seconds of silence, he

intrigued. “What do you mean by

his expression unreadable. Just then, a light

entered with a warm smile and announced, “Mr. “Ward, Mr. Hopkins, your drinks have arrived.”

leave right away. Instead, they slid

him, pulling her close as she giggled, taking a sip of her

didn't even acknowledge the girl sitting

he were studying her rather than savoring

Ward,” she said in a soft, hopeful tone, “would

he said flatly, turning his head away as if

girl's smile faltered, clearly surprised by his sudden change of

Clients as wealthy as Caden didn't come along every

reluctance. “Tell me what you like, I can do anything

at her, an uneasy tone in his voice.

up with eager anticipation, nodding quickly, confident that her

again and Alice stepped in. The air in the private room was filled with emotion as she took in the

them especially distressed, wiping her eyes with trembling

the girl before settling on Gerry and

asked, his lips curling

me. It was Caden. “He was the one who bullied her

eyes naturally shifted to

in his signature black shirt that clung to his sculpted

a charm that was hard to resist. Despite his

surveillance footage flashed through Alicia's mind, those intimate moments when Caden's touch seemed so matter-of-fact, so devastatingly skilled. A strange emotion stirred within her as a

use those same

a glint of mischief in her eyes as

“Impotent men tend

gaze locked with his eyes,

That girl tried her best to seduce him, and what did Caden do? “I have forced her to

popped out

his mouth twitched, and he

quiet and eerie. “There are far

lump in her