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

Caden commented coldly, “It looked

excessively sweet, and Alice

her following his advice:

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

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

complained. “Why can’t you think

in surprise. “And why should

all, she

forgotten that it was your fault that I caught

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

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

conversation was not

said, “I doubt one kiss

to take the cookie from her plate.

But Alicia knew that Caden was

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

heart raced, fearing he would say

quickly cut him off. “Please be

dare raise her voice, so her protest came out

smiled with satisfaction, like a

a man approached

“It really is you!

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

from the side, Alice couldn't help but admire the ease with which he has

pleasantries, the man gave Caden his business

to escape, Alice tried to

Caden stood in her way, blocking her exit with his tall frame. “Are you

at him, feeling

difficult to deal with, she realized that confronting him

agreed. “I’ll get you

he intentionally chose some mild