The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 74:

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Caden despaired of drinking hot water, but his throat was too uncomfortable to care for. It quickly became dry again.

He signaled to a waiter, asking for another glass of water.

Meanwhile, Alicia hadn't found a chance to get close to Rachel, so she stood off to the side, idly passing the time. When Caden approached, she didn't move. Instead, she gave him a polite smile. “Mr. Ward.”

Caden, just as insincerely, replied, “Miss Bennett.” An awkward silence followed.

Alice glanced at him.

The room was packed with people, but Caden's striking appearance still caught everyone's attention. His face looked pale due to his illness, but that didn't make him look weak. If anything, it made him even more captivating.

Their eyes met briefly, and their expression was distant. They weren't too close, nor too far, but his gaze lacked warmth, as if they were nothing more than strangers.

It was totally different from the passion he had shown the night before.

Alice felt a wave of uneasiness wash over her. She glanced around the room to calm herself and decided to go to a nearby table to have some dessert.

At that moment, a familiar figure appeared beside her. Before she could reach for the cake, Caden's hand quickly intervened and grabbed it instead.

She paused for a moment, turned to him and asked, “Why do you eat sweets when you have a cold?” Her tone was more annoyed than concerned.

Her irritation only seemed to encourage Caden. He calmly took a bite of the cake and said, “Why shouldn't I eat it?”

She instinctively replied, “Eating sweets when you're sick can cause inflammation. “You don’t want to end up with a high fever.”

Caden stared at her.

Feeling uncomfortable under her gaze, she added, "I'm not showing concern. I'm just making an observation."

Caden didn't respond. Instead, he tossed the untouched cake into the trash can.

uncomfortable. She didn't understand why he was suddenly so nice. Something

his hands, Caden commented

dessert had been excessively sweet, and Alice was left

her following

sugary taste from his mouth, then turned to her

a biscuit and looked at him curiously.

complained. “Why can’t you

in

she wasn't

have you forgotten that it was your fault that I caught this cold?”

into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were the one who kissed

looked around nervously, worried that someone might hear them. People passed by from time to time and

he made sure that his conversation was

firm voice, he said, “I doubt one kiss could

to her, reaching out to take the cookie from her plate. Their

everything seemed normal. But Alicia knew that Caden was taking advantage of the moment to make fun

a cold like that, right?” Caden played with the cookie in his hand, his eyes fixed on her increasingly flushed face. “And it must have lasted quite a while. Miss Bennett, do you remember how soft you were when I kissed you? How much of your

raced, fearing he would say something even more

cut him off.

voice, so her protest

satisfaction, like a cat playing with a cornered

then, a man

the man greeted politely. “It really is you! I thought I was mistaken.

with Caden. Caden effortlessly switched to a serious

but admire the ease

pleasantries, the man gave Caden his

to escape, Alice

way, blocking her exit with his tall frame. “Are you leaving

at

she realized that

I finally agreed. “I’ll get