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."

Caden scoffed. “How about thirteen hundred? That’s the rate for my

Then, looking serious, she said: "If you get married, I won't go. It wouldn't

he asked with

covered her face with the blanket, her

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

you have someone to marry?”

family has arranged someone, but I haven't met her yet," he replied

her uneasiness, Caden added, “I’m only getting married when our

a tightness in her chest, the weight of her

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

anger crossing his features. “Didn't I tell you? “Nothing is

her lips together, struggling with her emotions. She decided

going?” Caden asked,

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

His tone turned icy. “Or do you think you’re somehow interfering with my

frankness, Alice paused. “I'm not that influential. It's just that the new bed

his commitment made her uneasy, even if she refused

any commitments," he said coldly. "You

about marriage, but it still made

you forgotten our agreement?” Caden's voice

does not stipulate that we share

hard, leaving him momentarily speechless. He cursed himself inwardly for bringing up

steps light and her heart still uneasy. She knew full well that her relationship with Caden was strictly contractual. Yet, in the stillness of the night,

another thought came to her: Alice, you two will part ways eventually. He is free to