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

hands, Caden

sweet, and

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

turned to her and asked, “Since sweets are off the

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

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

him in surprise. “And

all, she wasn't his

have you forgotten that it was your fault that I caught this

into her trap, she muttered defensively, "You were the one

worried that someone might hear them. People passed by from

was not loud

voice, he said, “I doubt one kiss

reaching out to take the cookie from her

seemed normal. But Alicia knew that Caden was

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 quite a while. Miss Bennett, do you remember how soft you were when I kissed you? How much

would say something

him

voice, so her protest

satisfaction, like a cat playing with a cornered

then, a

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

themselves, the man clinked glasses with Caden. Caden

the ease with

Caden his business card and left with a polite

to escape,

stood in her way, blocking her exit with his tall

looked at him, feeling

was difficult to deal with, she realized that

finally agreed. “I’ll get

around the table, he intentionally chose some