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?”

you

“You're just

in a scathing tone. “What do you

gripped her phone

it to me. Isn’t it too late to

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

“Do you want to know the rest, Miss

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

complete devotion to him made that impossible. Rachel wouldn't help; in fact, she might even defend him

own agenda. But for the most part,

naive. She understood exactly what Caden wanted. She twisted her fingers silently for a moment before slowly answering,

“Prove it,” he replied.

words left Alice momentarily speechless. Then, in a lower voice, he replied,

adapted. “Do you know what

eyes shifted to Hank, who was still driving. She felt awkward, struggling to

clearly

left, but Caden didn't

Alice asked, feeling a wave of

didn't answer directly. Instead,

his Adam's apple, her thoughts drifting to places she hadn't anticipated. She rubbed her forehead quickly, avoiding eye contact. After a pause, she said, “I'll go get whatever it is. You get

planning to buy them?” Caden

answering, “At the

Caden raised an eyebrow.

a bit far. There's a pharmacy nearby." Then he gave

Despite her previous encounters, she could not

about to happen to

was dangerous, but the temptation was too

open it and claim

greeted her with a warm smile. “How may

expensive box of condoms, more