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

just going to give it

a scathing

gripped her phone tightly,

already given it to me.

frustration mounting. She hadn't expected him to

“Do you want to know the rest, Miss

her lip as she stared at

after Randolph through Rachel, but Rachel's complete devotion to him made that

either. It was clear that he had his own agenda. But for the

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

“Prove it,” he replied.

Alice momentarily speechless. Then, in a lower voice,

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

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

chuckled, clearly

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

feeling a

is it?” Caden didn't answer directly.

thoughts drifting to places she hadn't anticipated. She rubbed her forehead quickly, avoiding eye contact. After a pause, she said,

planning to buy them?”

answering, “At the

Caden raised an eyebrow.

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

Despite her previous encounters, she could

was about to happen to Caden

was dangerous, but the

to open it and claim

greeted her with a warm smile.

the most expensive box of condoms, more focused on