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

then shifted to her neck, where faint marks were visible. His

pressed her lips together, still tormented by the

"Did you manage to escape through the window while you were

that sums it up in

fell silent, his mind processing what she had said. Once the oil was absorbed,

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

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

Caden was speechless.

for applying the oil, pushing its limits even further. Maybe he had been

this morning's incident behind us and look forward. Once

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

countered: “If you had explained yourself, I wouldn't

explaining themselves while

did ask you. Why are

apologize when I asked you to? “Has the

again, feeling the sting

insist on a

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

that’s so, this isn’t over by a long

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

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

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