The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

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.”

throat as she

"No."

or not, it's now up to you to manage it. I've reaped the benefits these past few months, and that's your compensation," he declared, standing

merged with the light, leaving behind a

go away tomorrow, don't forget your stupid dog," he added coldly. Alice

made his position clear. They

the gallery seemed to erase all traces of their recent history, leaving no room for

behind him. She paused to compose herself and picked up the phone to call the movers. Shortly

her silently, her

months. Her days had been filled with shared meals and intimacy, but she had very little to show for her time here. After packing, including some of Cade's things, all

herself together, determined not to show any vulnerability. Her

to maintain her composure, and it only fueled her irritation. He took a deep drag on his cigarette, the smoke

so bad to stay one more night?" I

felt a wave of resentment. “I don't want to get in the

arrived downstairs in no time. The driver called impatiently:

there," Alice replied in a low

woman, his tone softened. “Do you need

there's no need," Alice

holding her suitcase in the other, she left the

out his cigarette, extinguishing

went out, but the emotional turmoil inside

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

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 heart relentlessly. She lay awake

Alice mechanically turned it off and got up to get ready for the day. She had slept badly and her stomach