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.

didn't understand why he was

his hands, Caden commented coldly, “It looked

sweet, and Alice

behavior was not due to her following his advice: she had never listened to

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

a biscuit and looked at him curiously. “Do you

Caden complained. “Why can’t you think of something I can

him in

all, she

was your fault that I caught this cold?”

her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were the one who kissed me first that

People passed by from time to time and looked at

made sure that his conversation was

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

take the cookie from her

seemed normal. But Alicia knew that Caden was

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 sweet saliva have I

he would say something

him off. “Please

didn't dare raise her voice, so her

smiled with satisfaction, like a cat playing with

then, a

politely. “It really is you! I thought I

with Caden. Caden

help but admire the ease with which

gave Caden his business card

opportunity to escape, Alice tried

her exit with his tall frame. “Are you leaving without taking

looked at him, feeling

was difficult to deal with, she realized that confronting him directly would not work. She needed a

“I’ll