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?”

knew about

first, Joshua had merely suspected something, but his suspicions turned to

visible. His gaze grew more intense as he

the fear of that moment. “He didn't make

manage to escape

that sums

Once the oil was absorbed, he gently wiped away

an apology, but she wasn't ready

she rummaged through her

at the money. “What's

"It's your tip."

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

Caden was speechless.

a service, even for applying the oil, pushing its

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

anything about moving on?” Alice took her money back, her voice sharp. “You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this morning.

countered: “If you had explained yourself, I

like explaining themselves while

you. Why are

apologize when I asked you to? “Has

again, feeling the

patience snapped. “You insist

her head high. "Forks. And don't thank me.

that’s 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

misjudged her determination. Alicia had already accepted her fate. Things had reached a point where, at worst, her life could fall

in a determined voice. “I'll pay for it. Take it or leave it. If