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 give it to

spoke in a scathing tone. “What do

gripped her phone tightly, feeling

have tried to sound hopeful. “You've already given it to me. Isn’t it too late to

expected him to hold back any information, and she shot him a

want

biting her lip as she stared at him. Of course, she wanted the

Rachel, but Rachel's complete devotion to him made that impossible. Rachel wouldn't help; in fact, she

agenda. But for the most part, he was always honest in his dealings. Compared to Rachel, he was the

wanted. She twisted her fingers silently for a moment before slowly answering,

“Prove it,” he replied.

Alice momentarily speechless. Then, in a lower

quickly he had adapted. “Do you know what

who was still driving. She felt awkward, struggling to find her voice. “Shouldn’t we discuss

clearly enjoying her

but Caden didn't seem to be in any

to buy something?” Alice asked, feeling a wave of nervousness

directly. Instead, he let

drawn to the movement of his Adam's apple, her thoughts drifting to places she hadn't anticipated. She rubbed her forehead quickly, avoiding eye contact.

planning to buy

answering, “At

Caden raised an eyebrow.

Then

pharmacy. Despite her previous encounters, she could not

about to happen to Caden was like opening

the

open it and claim whatever was

with a warm smile.

grabbed the most expensive box of