Chapter 67:

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Caden's voice was colder than the rain lashing outside.

Alice struggled to hold the umbrella, the bag in her hand shaking slightly, full of antiseptic and bandages.

"Let me see your wound."

Caden's response was indifferent. "No need."

She rolled up the car window without thinking twice. Alicia froze, her reflection staring back at her in the glass.

Caden was silent for a moment, then looked out the window and noticed she was still standing there, motionless. I frowned slightly.

With a sigh, he slowed down and opened the door, letting her in.

She carefully slid into the passenger seat, wiping the rain off her clothes. The silence between them was thick, but Caden finally broke it.

“What are you doing here at this hour?” His voice was shrill. “Shouldn’t you be with Joshua by now, nice and warm in…?”

Alice couldn't believe how sharp his words were. She was fed up with his constant attacks and wondered if he would know when to stop.

Her emotions, already tangled and confused along the way, were completely untangled when he sat down next to her.

Without thinking, he sneered, “If it weren't for you hitting your shoulder like that, I wouldn't even care about you.”

Firmly, she took out iodine and cotton swabs, ready to clean the wound.

The air in the car slowly changed, becoming less tense as the moments passed.

distraction, and he didn't trust he could continue driving without losing control. Pulling over had been the safest option, but he hadn't expected Alicia to follow him there. He watched her closely, knowing she'd used the excuse of her injury to check on him. But that didn't bother him. In fact, he was in a

him, meeting his gaze. His deep eyes seemed

knew how dangerous her charm could be, so she quickly looked

shirt,” I murmured. “Let me see

began to unbutton his shirt, his fingers

fabric filled the car,

his shirt aside, his chest and abs slowly

out of her daze and protested, “Stop, stop. You don't have to take everything off.

was mocking. "What, you

Alice was momentarily speechless.

to look away, but

shirt completely, revealing

was filled with an undeniable tension. The wound on his shoulder was not serious, but

wound, doing her best to ignore the heat between

Caden

“Mm?” Alice replied absentmindedly.

waist and lift her onto his lap. Her face

and unfazed. “It's easier this

felt something pressing down on her, and her mind jumped to conclusions. “Is it getting hard

a low chuckle. “What, are you some kind of aphrodisiac? “It’s

she cleared her throat and picked

became uncomfortable as its proximity made it difficult to concentrate.

her closely. “Is your blood

herself to remain calm, swallowing her nerves. “I’m

it slipped and missed

squinted, trying to hide it.

to himself and shifted

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