The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 174:

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This time, Caden and Alicia only made out once. Afterward, I leaned back against the headboard and dialed Ciara's number. Meanwhile, Alicia silently picked up the phone and started to leave. Caden noticed her movement and looked up.

After a few brief words with Ciara, he ended the call and asked, “Where are you going?”

“Get out,” Alice whispered, nodding subtly toward her phone. “Be careful, or your grandmother might hear you.”

Caden's expression was unreadable as I watched her. “She's in Warrington. That call this morning probably piqued her curiosity,” he muttered, throwing his arms out in frustration. “I've already hung up. No need to be so stealthy. Eat here.”

Alice hesitated, then lay down beside him.

Nervous, she asked, “Is Ciara coming?”

“No,” Caden reassured her. “He's curious, but he knows he should keep his distance.”

Alice snuggled into the blanket, finding comfort at her side. “Why does he care so much if you have a girlfriend? “A guy like you must have a lot of admirers.”

He gently touched her cheek. “She's looking forward to me getting married.”

Alice was surprised, but as her back was turned she couldn't see his expression. After a long pause she finally said, "That makes sense. He's getting older; it's about time he had a great-grandson."

Caden looked at Alicia and noticed her closed eyes. She looked sleepy, but her long eyelashes fluttered from time to time, giving away that she was still awake. He smiled and asked, “How much would you give as a wedding present if I got married?”

Without opening her eyes, Alice answered, "Two hundred dollars."

“How about thirteen hundred? That’s the rate for my first night’s

open and she nudged him. Then, looking serious, she said: "If

he asked with a

blanket,

in his arms. For a moment, silence enveloped them. Then Alice gently pulled

you have someone to marry?”

family has arranged someone, but I haven't met her

murmured, realization dawning on her. Sensing her uneasiness, Caden added, “I’m

a tightness in her chest, the weight of her

whispered. Throwing back the blanket, she sat up and began adjusting her clothes, her

a rare flash of anger crossing his features. “Didn't I tell you?

She decided silence was best

are you going?” Caden asked, his voice

guest room,” she replied, her voice firm despite the

avoid any awkwardness?” His tone turned icy. “Or do you think you’re somehow

just that the new bed makes

further, his eyes narrowing. He knew his commitment made her uneasy, even if she refused to

coldly. "You

marriage, but it still made her uncomfortable. She silently

you forgotten our agreement?” Caden's

firmly, "The agreement does not stipulate

He cursed himself inwardly for bringing up the topic of

heart still uneasy. She knew full well that her relationship with Caden was strictly contractual. Yet, in the stillness of the night, memories of their shared moments lingered in her mind.

an answer, another thought came to her: Alice, you two will part ways eventually. He is free to be with whomever he wants. Why do you let