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

suspected something, but his suspicions turned to anger after Caden's

visible. His gaze grew

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

to escape through the window

exactly, but that sums it

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

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

her purse and pulled

looked at the money. “What's this

"It's your tip."

as if tipping a male escort. “Your skills as a masseuse are

Caden was speechless.

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

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

“You seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this morning. It hasn't even been a

had explained

explaining themselves while you were throwing a

did ask you. Why

when I asked you to?

feeling the sting of her sharp

snapped. “You insist

And don't thank me. I’m just being

that’s so, this isn’t over

came to negotiating. Now that she had broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed uncertain. In time, her rebelliousness

reached a point where, at worst, her life

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