Chapter 56:

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Alice pointed to a large vase nearby. “I’ve been here for a while, hiding behind that.”

Caden, amused, commented, “You're quite the expert at hiding. “You could probably join the CIA.”

As he was splitting the mangosteen in half, he was interrupted by Alice, who picked up one half and asked, “You didn't share our chat logs with Joshua, did you?” Given Joshua's nature, he would surely have mentioned it already.

“Are you worried he’ll find out?” Caden asked.

Alice savored the mangosteen, enjoying its sweetness, and playfully reached for the piece closest to Caden's mouth.

Caden was momentarily speechless.

Alice, eating confidently, said, “You heard Joshua. My relationship with him has evolved, and I don't want any misunderstandings.”

Caden laughed softly. “You really agreed to be his lover?”

Alice grimaced slightly at the question, but agreed.

Caden watched her intently, his expression unreadable. I remembered how Alicia had collected when Joshua had touched her hand earlier in the yard.

However, Caden chose to remain silent, not revealing his true reasons for visiting the Yates mansion.

Alice, looking at the remaining fruit, commented, “Why are these mangosteens so good? Aren’t you going to eat someone?”

need me to peel them,

peeling a few more for me? You still owe

peeled it,

Caden reminded her,

choke, but Caden quickly covered her mouth, gently

“It's funny how you and Joshua

him often?” Caden asked, raising

fishy about him. He once offered to pay me a large sum just to cook for him on a

to be speaking rather harshly

Alice quickly popped a grape into her mouth, disguising her slip with a playful lie. “It's

like that in bed too? “You were always so quiet with me, you barely made any noise.” With a knowing smile,

knowing that arguing with him

worry about cooking for me. If it’s something

Alice sneered softly.

for him, and

the side room just as the guests began to

with a tray of cakes and

tell us your preferences as you have just returned and we are not familiar with your

thought of

retreated to his room after lunch. Once the guests

divorced? Why is she

and inhaling deeply, replied curtly: "Mom, stay

who had also been a lover, quickly grasped the implications. “Do you intend to keep Alicia by your

was honest. “She'll most likely stay at the Yates mansion. It gives her a reason to stay under the pretext of taking care

his stay would not be permanent. "I will only see Alicia

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