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."

flash of understanding flashed in Alice's

was hinting at, could

smile. "I'm really curious, Caden. Why did you suddenly decide to help Alicia

screen. After a few seconds of silence, he replied haughtily, “It's not help.

his eyebrow, intrigued. “What do you

unreadable. Just then, a light knock on the door interrupted their

Hopkins, your drinks have arrived.” Behind him followed a number of strikingly attractive women, all

right away. Instead, they slid gracefully into the seats

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

even acknowledge the girl sitting next

for a moment, cold and distant, as if he were studying her rather

in a soft, hopeful tone, “would you

turning his head away as

clearly surprised

about to give up that easily. Clients as wealthy as Caden didn't come along every day, and she wasn't about to let him

her reluctance. “Tell me what you like,

her, an uneasy tone in

anticipation, nodding quickly, confident that her persistence

in. The air in the private room was filled with emotion as she

leaving, one of them especially distressed, wiping her eyes with trembling hands as she

eyes scanning the girl before settling

her?” he asked, his lips curling into a subtle

It was Caden. “He was the

naturally

in his signature black shirt that clung to his sculpted torso, making even the most mundane color

that was hard to resist. Despite his coldness, he had an inexplicable magnetism that

of the surveillance footage flashed through Alicia's mind, those intimate moments when Caden's touch seemed so matter-of-fact,

he… did he use those same skillful hands with other women

glint of mischief in her eyes as she took her

in his voice. “Impotent men

his head, his gaze locked with

the silence. “That's exactly what happened! That girl tried her best

popped

mouth twitched, and he grumbled, “That’s…

interrupted the moment, his tone quiet and eerie. “There are far more

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