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 us," Alice replied

something, but his suspicions turned to

her neck, where faint marks were visible. His gaze grew more intense as

tormented by the fear

escape through the window while you

exactly, but that sums it up

his mind processing what she had said. Once the oil was absorbed, he gently wiped away the residue with

like an apology, but she wasn't ready to accept

left, she rummaged through her

looked at the money. “What's this

"It's your tip."

male escort. “Your skills as a masseuse are rough and unrefined, but this is the going rate. “I won’t

Caden was speechless.

applying the oil, pushing its limits

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

forgotten your harsh words from this morning. It hasn't even been a day. Do you think we can forget

explained

who felt like explaining themselves while you were throwing

ask you. Why

at him sternly. “Then why didn't you apologize when I asked you to? “Has the cat got

feeling the

“You insist

high. "Forks. And don't thank me. I’m

so, this

at a disadvantage when it came to negotiating. Now that she had broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed uncertain. In time, her rebelliousness would

Things had reached a point where, at worst, her life could fall apart. If that were the case, why should

pay for it. Take

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