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?”

knew about us," Alice

first, Joshua had merely suspected something, but his suspicions

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

by the fear of that moment. “He

to escape through the window while you

“Not exactly, but that sums it up in

what she had said. Once the oil was absorbed, he gently wiped

gesture, almost like an apology, but she

left, she rummaged through her purse and pulled

the money.

"It's your tip."

precision, 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. “I won’t let

Caden was speechless.

compensating him as if it were a service, even for applying the oil, pushing its limits even further. Maybe he

waved the gesture away and handed the money back. “We should put this morning's incident behind us and look forward.

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

had explained yourself, I wouldn't have misunderstood

who felt like explaining themselves

you. Why

why didn't you apologize when I asked you to?

feeling the sting

patience snapped. “You insist

And don't thank me. I’m just being

“If that’s so, this

she had broken ties with Joshua, the future seemed

where, at worst, her life could fall apart. If that were the case,

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