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.

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

hands, Caden commented

sweet, and Alice

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

taste from his mouth, then turned to her and asked, “Since

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

Caden complained. “Why can’t

in surprise. “And

she

your fault

fall into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You

someone might hear them. People passed by

he made sure that his conversation was not loud enough for others

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

the cookie from her plate. Their clothes brushed gently against

knew that Caden was taking advantage of

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

heart raced, fearing he would say

cut him off. “Please

raise her voice, so her protest came out more like

with satisfaction, like a cat playing with a cornered

a man approached

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

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

admire the ease with which he has switched roles. He

Caden his business card and

the opportunity to escape, Alice tried to go

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

looked at

realized that confronting him directly would not work. She needed

agreed. “I’ll get you something to

the table, he intentionally chose