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

hands, Caden commented coldly,

excessively sweet, and

was not due to her following his advice:

water to wash the sugary taste from his mouth, then turned to her and asked, “Since sweets are off

looked at him curiously. “Do you really need to eat

taste anything,” Caden complained. “Why can’t you think of something I can

in surprise. “And why

all, she wasn't his

have you forgotten that it was your fault that

into her trap, she

that someone might hear them. People passed by from time to

sure that his conversation was not loud

however, seemed unfazed. In a firm voice, he said,

moved closer to her, reaching out to take the cookie from

that Caden was taking advantage of the moment to make

his eyes fixed on her increasingly flushed face. “And it must have lasted quite

he would

him off.

her voice, so her

a cat playing with a cornered

then, a man

greeted politely. “It really is you! I thought

the man clinked glasses with Caden. Caden effortlessly switched

couldn't help but admire the ease

man gave Caden his

to escape, Alice

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

at him,

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

I finally agreed. “I’ll get you

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