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?”

else? She knew about

something, but his suspicions turned

then shifted to her neck, where faint marks were visible. His gaze grew more intense as he asked, “Did he

tormented by the fear of

escape through the

but that sums it up in

silent, his mind processing what she had said. Once the oil was absorbed, he gently

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

rummaged through her purse and pulled out some

the money.

"It's your tip."

her necklace, as if tipping a male escort. “Your skills as a masseuse are rough and unrefined, but this

Caden was speechless.

a service, even for applying the oil, pushing its limits even

handed the money back. “We should put this morning's incident behind us and look

her money back, her voice sharp. “You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this morning. It hasn't even been

countered: “If you had explained yourself, I

explaining themselves while you were

you.

why didn't you apologize when I

again, feeling the sting of her

insist

"Forks. And don't

“If that’s so, this isn’t over by a long

she had broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed uncertain. In time, her rebelliousness would

her fate. Things had reached a point where, at worst, her life could fall apart. If that

climbing back onto the sofa in a determined voice. “I'll pay for it.