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.”

frowned and narrowed his eyes. “Who said I

hard, quickly shifting his gaze back to the road. “I misspoke.

the night, Joshua emerged from the hospital, his

disappeared from sight, a hidden

time and sent the newly taken

flipped through the pictures with

man had not clearly captured the driver's face, and although the car

a question: “What was he doing at the hospital?” Joshua, using

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

skipped a

Alice?

already discarded the idea,

feelings for Alicia, why would he go through the

before his eyes,

sign of another woman in Joshua's life, but all leads were

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

it, the

tormented her, until finally, in a fit of rage, she could bear it no longer. She broke everything she could: ornaments,

the shattered memory, her anger turned

a restless sleep, her

he took in the

a word, he

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

she whispered hoarsely, turning her face away from

ignored her. Firmly, he pulled her against his chest, holding her tightly as she tried to resist. After such an emotional crisis, she was too weak to fight him off. His hold was unbreakable, and his lips pressed against her skin as her resolve broke once

tone softened, although there was an undertone of concern.

of all people, why Alicia?” Her voice shook with the weight of her

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