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?”

else? She knew about us,"

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

where faint marks were visible. His gaze grew more intense as

the fear of that moment. “He didn't

grew. "Did you manage to escape through the

clarified: “Not exactly, but that sums

Once the

an apology, but she

Caden left, she rummaged through her

the money. “What's

"It's your tip."

a male escort. “Your skills as a masseuse are rough and unrefined, but this is the

Caden was speechless.

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

should put this morning's incident

seem to have forgotten your harsh words from this

you had explained

felt like explaining themselves

ask you. Why

when I asked you to? “Has the cat

silent again, feeling the

snapped. “You insist on a

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

“If that’s so, this isn’t over by a

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

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

enough,” said 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 rot