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.

action made Alice feel uncomfortable. She didn't understand why he was suddenly so nice. Something didn't

Caden commented coldly,

sweet, and

behavior was not due to her following his advice: she had

mouth, then turned to her and

him curiously. “Do you really

Caden complained. “Why can’t you think

at him in surprise. “And why should

she wasn't

was your fault

was momentarily speechless, then, determined not to fall into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were

might hear them. People passed by from

that his conversation was

he said, “I doubt one kiss could make me that

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

But Alicia knew that Caden was taking advantage of

his eyes fixed on her increasingly flushed face. “And it must have lasted quite a while. Miss Bennett, do you remember how soft

raced, fearing he would say something

cut him

raise her voice, so her protest came out

like a cat

then, a man

“It really is you!

themselves, the man clinked glasses with Caden. Caden effortlessly switched to a serious demeanor, engaging in

side, Alice couldn't help but admire the ease with which he has switched roles. He

exchanging pleasantries, the man gave Caden his business card

the opportunity to escape,

with his tall frame. “Are you leaving

looked at him, feeling

deal with, she realized that confronting

finally agreed. “I’ll get you something to