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

something, but his suspicions turned

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

the fear of that moment. “He

you manage to escape through the

“Not exactly, but that sums it up

what she had said. Once the oil

like an apology, but she wasn't

her purse and pulled out

the

"It's your tip."

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

Caden was speechless.

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

this morning's incident behind us and look forward. Once your foot is better, we’ll plan the

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.

had explained yourself, I wouldn't have misunderstood

explaining themselves while

did ask you. Why are

apologize when I asked you to? “Has the cat got

fell silent again, feeling the

“You insist on a verbal

And don't thank me. I’m just being

that’s so, this

she had broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed uncertain. In time, her rebelliousness

had already accepted her fate. Things had reached a point where, at worst, her life could fall apart. If

determined voice. “I'll pay for it. Take it or leave it. If not, report me to