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

phone tightly,

“You've already given it to me. Isn’t it too late to

she replied, her frustration mounting. She hadn't expected him to hold back any information, and she shot him

“Do you want to know the rest,

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

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

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

Caden wanted. She twisted her fingers silently for a

“Prove it,” he replied.

words left Alice momentarily speechless. Then, in a lower

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

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

chuckled, clearly enjoying

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

we forget to buy something?” Alice asked, feeling a wave

it?” Caden didn't answer directly. Instead, he let out a

his Adam's apple, her thoughts drifting to places she hadn't anticipated. She rubbed her forehead quickly, avoiding

are you planning to buy

answering, “At

Caden raised an eyebrow.

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

previous encounters, she could not shake off the nervousness that was gnawing at

to Caden was like

it was dangerous, but the temptation was

to open it and claim whatever was

greeted her with a warm

most expensive box of condoms, more focused on

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