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

merely suspected something, but his suspicions turned to anger after

where faint marks were visible. His gaze grew more intense as he asked, “Did

tormented by the fear

grew. "Did you manage to escape through the window while you

but that sums

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

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

rummaged through her purse

the money. “What's this

"It's your tip."

she slipped the cash into her necklace, as if tipping a male escort. “Your skills as a masseuse are rough and unrefined, but this is the going rate.

Caden was speechless.

applying the oil, pushing its limits even further. Maybe

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

said anything about moving on?” Alice took her money back, her voice sharp. “You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this morning. It hasn't

had explained

who felt like explaining themselves

you. Why

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

again, feeling the

snapped. “You insist

And don't

“If that’s so, this isn’t

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 take its

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

for it. Take it or leave it. If not, report me to the police. “Let me