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.

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

Caden

excessively sweet, and Alice was

knew that his behavior was not due to her following his advice:

water to wash the sugary taste from his mouth, then turned

looked at him

can't taste anything,” Caden complained. “Why can’t you

in surprise. “And why should

all, she

was your

then, determined not to fall into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were the

around nervously, worried that someone might hear them. People

sure that his conversation was not loud enough for others to

seemed unfazed. In a firm voice, he said, “I doubt one kiss could

the cookie from her plate. Their clothes brushed gently against

everything seemed normal. But Alicia knew that Caden was taking advantage

a deep kiss could make me catch 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

fearing he would say something even

him off. “Please be

so her protest came out more

satisfaction, like a cat playing with a cornered

a

“It really is you! I

with Caden. Caden effortlessly

admire the ease with

the man gave Caden his business card and

to escape, Alice

blocking her exit with his tall frame. “Are you leaving without taking responsibility?” I have

at him, feeling

she realized that confronting

finally agreed. “I’ll get you