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.

Alice feel uncomfortable. She didn't understand why he was suddenly so nice. Something

wiping his hands, Caden commented

been excessively sweet, and Alice was left

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

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

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

complained. “Why can’t you think of

in

all, she wasn't

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

she muttered defensively,

looked around nervously, worried that someone might hear them. People passed

made sure that his conversation was

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

take the cookie from her plate. Their clothes brushed

Caden was taking advantage of the moment to make fun

“And

he would say

him off. “Please be

didn't dare raise her voice, so her protest came out

smiled with satisfaction, like a cat playing with a cornered

then, a

Ward,” the man greeted politely. “It really is you! I thought I was mistaken.

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

but admire the ease with which he has switched roles. He was

exchanging pleasantries, the man gave Caden his business card and left with a polite

the opportunity to escape, Alice tried

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

looked at him,

difficult to deal with, she realized that confronting him

I finally agreed. “I’ll

around the table, he intentionally chose some