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

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

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

by the fear of

escape through the window while you

but that

his mind processing what she had said. Once the

as an uncharacteristic gesture, almost like an apology,

rummaged through her purse and pulled out some

looked at the

"It's your tip."

precision, she slipped the cash into her necklace, as if tipping a male escort. “Your skills as a

Caden was speechless.

was compensating him as if it were a service, even for applying the oil,

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

Alice took her money back, her voice sharp. “You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this morning. It hasn't even been a day. Do you think we can forget everything that’s

had explained yourself, I

themselves while you

you. Why

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

the sting of her sharp

insist on a verbal

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

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

a disadvantage when it came to negotiating. Now that she had broken ties

had reached a point where, at worst, her life could fall

back onto the sofa in a determined voice. “I'll pay for it. Take it or leave it. If not, report me to the police. “Let me rot in