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

up. “You're just

spoke in a scathing tone. “What do

phone tightly,

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

She hadn't expected him to hold

want to know

stared at him.

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

a good person either. It was clear that he had his own agenda. But for the most part, he was always

understood exactly what Caden wanted. She twisted

“Prove it,” he replied.

words left Alice momentarily speechless. Then,

at how quickly he had adapted. “Do you know

awkward, struggling to find her voice. “Shouldn’t we discuss

clearly enjoying

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

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

directly. Instead, he

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.

are you planning to buy them?” Caden

answering,

Caden raised an eyebrow.

There's a pharmacy nearby." Then

pharmacy. Despite her previous encounters, she could

to happen to Caden

was dangerous, but the

it and

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

expensive box of condoms, more focused on protection than