Chapter 203:

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Alice's stubbornness exceeded Caden's expectations. I have scoffed. “You can't even guarantee your own safety, and yet you worry about trivial things.”

“If I can't live, so be it,” Alice replied, her voice hoarse as she gripped the blanket tightly. “What’s the point of living if I’m always under someone’s control?”

She turned away, unable to stop the tears that burned her cheeks and fell onto her arm. Embarrassed, she pushed him away.

Caden made no move to touch her again, and a heavy silence settled between them.

After a pause, he broke the silence coldly. “Alice, your feelings are too cheap. What do you see in me?”

Alice’s complexion paled. “Perhaps,” she whispered, contemplating her constant emotional turmoil even after a disastrous marriage. She had come to believe that if anything went wrong, it was not the ingredients that were to blame, but the cooks.

In this day and age, wearing your heart on your sleeve was a fool's errand.

“Caden, if you expect me to depend on you, prove that you can handle me,” she said flatly. “If not, it's better that we go our separate ways.”

“If I really tried, could you handle it?” Caden snapped.

“You're just looking for a partner in bed,” she replied. “You have no feelings for me. What's the point of all this talk? Do you even care if I can't stand it?”

Caden's expression darkened, storm clouds gathering in his eyes.

Losing patience, he threw aside the blanket and got out of bed. “You're planning on opening a gallery, aren't you? I've arranged for someone to set it up. As soon as the paperwork is ready, talk to Gerry.”

her throat

"No."

reaped the benefits these

light, leaving behind a chilling

away tomorrow, don't forget your stupid dog," he

his position clear. They were about

to erase all traces of

heard the door close behind him. She paused to compose herself and picked up the phone to call the movers. Shortly after,

Caden sat smoking. I watched her silently, her expression unreadable. He

she had very little to show for her time here. After packing,

show any vulnerability. Her hands

and it only fueled her irritation. He took a deep drag on his

to stay one

of resentment. “I don't

in no time. The driver called impatiently: "Why aren't you

moment, I'll be right there," Alice replied in a low

driver realized it was a woman, his

no need,"

one arm and holding her

out his cigarette,

out, but the emotional

he meant business tonight. He wasn't one to beg or plead. She had tolerated the situation for a while before reaching her breaking point. Resolved, Alicia decided to cut all ties with him. The hotel she had initially booked seemed unsafe, so she decided to change to another one. Lying in bed, thoughts of Caden invaded her

heart ached, her nose tingled, and silent tears ran down her face. Joshua, who had been a part of her life for years, brought her feelings of gratitude and guilt, but they paled in comparison to the pain Caden had caused her. Thinking about Caden was like an endless downpour, chilling his

got up to get ready for the day. She had slept badly and her stomach hurt, but she couldn't

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