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.

wiping his hands, Caden commented coldly,

sweet, and

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

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

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

complained. “Why can’t you

him in surprise. “And

she wasn't his

Bennett, have you forgotten that it was your fault that I caught this cold?”

speechless, then, determined not to fall into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were the one who kissed me first that

around nervously, worried that someone might hear them. People passed by from time

that his conversation was not loud enough

unfazed. In a firm voice, he said, “I doubt

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

But Alicia knew that Caden was

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 you were when I kissed you? How much of your

would say something

cut him off. “Please

raise her voice, so her protest came out more like

smiled with satisfaction, like a cat playing

then, a man approached

is you! I thought

with Caden. Caden effortlessly

couldn't help but admire the ease with which he has switched roles.

his business

escape, Alice

Caden stood in her way, blocking 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 different

agreed. “I’ll get

around the table, he