Chapter 156:

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Caden was at home, absorbed in work when Jerald's call came.

Alicia was lying on the couch next to him, preparing for her lessons. When she heard Jerald's voice, she discreetly moved to the balcony to give Caden some privacy.

The balcony door was soundproof, ensuring that they would not disturb each other.

Alice settled back, hoping to concentrate on her preparations.

However, it wasn't long before his notes became disorganized and chaotic.

His thoughts kept returning to the room.

Unable to resist the temptation, he took a look inside.

Although she couldn't hear the conversation, Alicia could see Caden's expression quite clearly.

His lips moved occasionally, indicating that he was responding with some words.

For the most part, his expression remained unchanged. However, after spending so much time with him, I could sense his displeasure.

It was clear that Jerald's words were especially harsh. Alicia was well acquainted with Jerald's temperament. No matter how successful Caden became, he always remained the unappreciated son in Jerald's eyes. True to form, Jerald was not content with scolding Caden, but resorted to physical violence. He hit Caden so hard that it seemed like he didn't care if he caused serious harm.

Alicia absentmindedly flipped through her book, but her attention returned to the room when she noticed that Caden had hung up the phone.

He seemed as calm as ever and quickly returned to his work.

Alice touched her nose, opened the door and entered the room.

Uncertain of Caden's mood, she refrained from asking him directly and instead sought herself with various tasks.

I fiddled with a vase for a moment.

Then he looked at the bookshelf and glanced at its contents.

Then I filled a glass with water.

Caden remained deeply focused on his work, not even looking up.

was nothing serious; if it was, he would

One moment.

you worried about his

You shouldn't care.

an intruder, she began cutting

and leaned against the wall to take a look at the desk, only

puzzled. Where could he

felt a presence

for?” Caden's deep voice

turned around, clearly displeased. “Can’t you make some noise when

too quietly, or are you just too distracted to notice?” Caden asked nonchalantly as he picked up a piece of fruit and popped it into his mouth.

lurking,"

as he picked Alicia up and placed her on his lap at his

to his ways, so she

an audio conference, his mouth quickly filled with

Alice shoved another piece into her mouth, treating it

“Aren't you just going

Alice was speechless.

noticed that her chin was stained with mango juice from her hasty feeding, she realized that she was feeding him too fast and decided to grab a piece for

had his hands full, so Alicia grabbed a tissue and wiped the

Caden cocked his head.

reminded him, “There’s juice

looked at her. “You

blush creep

initially refused, Caden put his arm around her

that your tongue might accidentally get in my

Do you think I lack self-control?” Alice replied

“Not exactly,” Caden replied.

you should know that," Alice

have no self-control. Sometimes I don't even have to lift a finger. Just one look at

her

“What are you talking

her a

not that kind of person,

leaned over to him and licked the juice from the corner

stopped mocking and turned up the

when she

did the meeting

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