The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 81:

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Alicia bit back her frustration. “If I was any good at sweet-talking men, do you think Joshua would have left me?”

Suddenly, Caden let out a chuckle. “You're right.”

To keep him interested, he added, “When Joshua was building his business, he needed serious financial backing, so he worked closely with banks. “A lot of his business went through Randolph.”

Alice asked, "Did Randolph take his cut and cover things up for her?"

“Yes,” Caden replied.

Her heart sank, confirming what she had feared. Randolph had been involved in shady dealings. Approaching him and Rachel had been the right decision after all. She read over to Caden and asked, “Can deleted transaction records be recovered?”

He gave her a knowing smile. Alice's heart skipped a beat under his gaze.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked, feeling a little puzzled.

“I wasn't sure why you were trying to get close to Randolph, but I understand now,” Caden replied.

Alice was speechless once again. Damn, he's tricked me into showing my true intentions, she thought.

His face tightened. “You said you could help me. That means you know something, right?”

"I considered it, but at first I thought you were only interested in Randolph."

Alice instinctively replied, "Why should I settle for anything less? I've been with better men."

Caden kept his composure, almost humbly. “I appreciate the compliment.”

Once again Alice was speechless. She blushed, turned away, and thought, “I really should stop talking.”

Later, Caden sent her something to her email. Alicia quickly checked her inbox. “What is this?”

sent you

up. “You're just going to

in a scathing

gripped her phone tightly,

already given it to me. Isn’t it too

her frustration mounting. She hadn't expected him to hold

you want

at him. Of course, she wanted

had been to go after Randolph through Rachel, but Rachel's complete devotion to him made that impossible. Rachel wouldn't help; in fact, she might even defend him from

wasn't a good person either. It was clear that he had his own agenda. But for the most part, he was always honest in his dealings. Compared to Rachel, he was

wasn't naive. She understood exactly what Caden wanted. She twisted her fingers silently

“Prove it,” he replied.

Then, in a lower voice, he

with satisfaction at how quickly he had adapted. “Do you know what I'm

She felt awkward, struggling to find her voice. “Shouldn’t we

clearly enjoying

at the apartment building, Hank left, but Caden

Alice asked, feeling a wave

didn't answer directly. Instead, he

She rubbed her forehead quickly, avoiding eye contact. After a pause, she said, “I'll go get

you planning to

paused before answering, “At the

Caden raised an eyebrow.

nearby." Then he gave her his apartment

the nearby pharmacy. Despite her previous encounters, she could not shake off the nervousness that was gnawing

happen to Caden was like

the temptation was too strong to

wanted to open it

greeted her with a warm smile. “How may

most expensive box of condoms, more focused on protection than