Chapter 116:

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Caden hesitated to beat before Yankee opened the door and slipping out.

Alicia waited for Caden's footsteps to fade before she spoke, her gaze fixed on the closed door. “Are you staying tonight?”

Joshua's easy smile faltered. “That was only for Caden's ears. He wants everything that's mine. “I had to remind him that you’re mine and mine alone.”

Alice frowned, but remained silent, her emotions twisting into knots.

His feelings were a tangle, neither clear nor easy to decipher.

I hadn't agreed to Caden's request, but…

Why did the idea of ​​being alone with Joshua make her feel so guilty?

Meanwhile, Caden had just left the hospital and got into Hank's car.

Hank, who had been waiting for a while, had seen Joshua coming up the stairs earlier.

Noticing the dark cloud looming over Caden's head, Hank broke the silence.

"Mr. Ward, did you meet Mr. Yates?"

Caden's jaw tightened. Instead of answering, he simply ordered, “Take me to the apartment. “I need a shower.”

His voice was sharp and cold as ice.

Hank started the engine, looking at Caden in the rearview mirror. In an attempt to comfort his boss, he said softly, “You know, Mrs. Bennett is just acting with him; it's just a show. There’s no reason to be jealous.”

eyes. “Who said I

the road. “I misspoke. I was wrong. You’re not

the night, Joshua emerged from the hospital, his

sight, a hidden camera quietly

spent no time and sent the newly

Lilliana flipped through

face, and although the

a question: “What was he doing at the hospital?” Joshua, using a different car and moving so

a message buzzed back. “The only person related to Joshua in

heart skipped a

Alice?

discarded the idea, thinking it

why would he go through the trouble of divorcing her and getting involved with

evidence was before his eyes, revealing everything

any sign of another woman in Joshua's life,

Where were they sneaking off to? And worse, where did they

he thought about it,

of rage, she could bear it no longer. She broke everything she could: ornaments, vases, even the framed photo of her

memory, her anger turned to sadness. She fell to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks, sobbing until

returned, Lilliana had fallen into a restless sleep, her

darkened as he

saying a word, he

voice, her body tensing and her eyes widening. Nausea and pain churned in

she whispered hoarsely, turning her

crisis, she was too weak to fight him off. His hold was unbreakable, and

an undertone of concern. "What happened?" he asked gently. "Why

eyes red and filled with pain. “Joshua… of all people, why Alicia?” Her voice shook with the

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