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

“You're just going to give it to

spoke in a scathing tone. “What do you

gripped her phone tightly,

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

mounting. She hadn't expected

you want to

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

to him made that impossible.

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

what Caden wanted. She twisted her fingers silently for

“Prove it,” he replied.

words left Alice momentarily speechless. Then, in

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

to Hank, who was still driving. She felt awkward,

chuckled, clearly

arrived at the apartment building, Hank left, but Caden didn't seem to be in any hurry to

asked, feeling a

Caden didn't answer directly.

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. After a pause, she said, “I'll go get

you planning

answering, “At the

Caden raised an eyebrow.

pharmacy nearby." Then he gave her his apartment

then headed to the nearby pharmacy. Despite her previous encounters, she could not shake off the nervousness that was gnawing at

about to happen to

the temptation was too strong to

wanted to open it and claim whatever

shop assistant greeted her with a warm smile. “How may

expensive box of condoms, more focused on protection than