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 information about

eyes lit up. “You're just going to give

a scathing tone. “What do

gripped her phone tightly,

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

She hadn't expected him to hold back any information, and she shot him a

remained calm. “Do you want to know the

narrowed her eyes, biting her lip as she stared at him. Of course, she wanted the rest of

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

It was clear that he had his own agenda. But for the most part,

what Caden wanted. She twisted

“Prove it,” he replied.

speechless. Then, in

adapted. “Do you

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

clearly enjoying

Hank left, but Caden didn't seem to be in any hurry to

buy something?” Alice asked, feeling

didn't answer directly. Instead, he

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

you planning

answering, “At the

Caden raised an eyebrow.

far. There's a pharmacy nearby." Then

Despite her previous encounters, she could not shake off the

happen to

but the temptation was too

to open it and

a warm smile. “How may I help you,

most expensive box of condoms, more focused on protection