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?”

about us," Alice replied

had merely suspected something, but his suspicions turned to anger

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

tormented by the fear of that moment.

to escape through the window

that sums it up in

had said. Once the oil was

gesture, almost like an apology, but she wasn't

through her purse and pulled out

at the money.

"It's your tip."

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. “I

Caden was speechless.

a service, even for applying the oil, pushing its limits even further. Maybe he had been too lenient with

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

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 have misunderstood

like explaining themselves while you were throwing a

did ask you. Why

why didn't you apologize when I asked you to? “Has the cat got

again, feeling the sting of her

insist on

held her head high. "Forks. And don't thank me. I’m just

“If that’s so, this isn’t over

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 apart. If

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