The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 144:

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When Caden grabbed Alicia's foot again, she felt a wave of unease. She tried to pull her foot away, but Caden immediately tightened his grip.

She couldn't pull away.

In a hushed voice, she asked, “Caden, what are you doing?”

Caden clumsily applied some herbal oil to the bruise and began to massage it. His voice was stiff as he demanded, “Tell me exactly why you were at the Yates mansion.”

Alice tensed, her body instinctively recoiling. In a soft tone, she insisted, “First, apologize to me.”

Caden's expression turned stern. Did she expect an apology from him?

Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, did he really need to apologize for something so trivial?

He replied coldly, “I’ve never been good at apologizing.”

"Then we have nothing more to discuss," Alice said, trying to withdraw her foot.

But Caden held her firmly, pressing against her delicate bones. “I may not excel at apologizing, but I am familiar with using a bit of force. “Shall we proceed?”

Hearing his warning, she increased the pressure. Alice flinched, feeling sharp pain and numbness in her joint. “Caden, let me go!” she screamed.

Caden loosened his grip slightly, but his tone remained insistent. “Explain yourself. “Now.”

Alicia cursed him internally, her mind clouded with frustration. She took a deep breath and then explained briefly, “Joshua tricked me by saying that Rachel wanted to meet up. When I got to the Yates mansion, he dragged me into the bedroom and locked me in.”

Caden, unsatisfied with the explanation, pressed further. “Why did he lock you up?”

She knew about us," Alice replied

first, Joshua had merely suspected something, but his

faint marks were visible. His gaze grew more intense as

tormented by the fear of that moment. “He didn't

to escape through the window while you were

but that sums it up in

what she had said. Once the oil was absorbed, he gently

recognized it as an uncharacteristic gesture, almost like an apology, but she wasn't ready to

left, she rummaged through her purse and

at the

"It's your tip."

skills as a masseuse are rough and unrefined,

Caden was speechless.

him as if it were a service, even for applying the oil, pushing its limits even further. Maybe

“We should put this morning's incident behind us and look forward. Once your foot is better, we’ll plan the next

her voice sharp. “You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this

explained yourself, I wouldn't have

explaining themselves while you

you. Why are you

him sternly. “Then why didn't you apologize when I asked you to?

again, feeling the sting of

insist

"Forks. And don't thank me. I’m just

that’s so, this isn’t over by

broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed uncertain. In

where, at worst, her life could fall apart. If that were the case, why should she care about living

Alice, climbing back onto the sofa in a determined voice. “I'll pay for it. Take it or leave it. If