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 heard his

"No."

reaped the benefits these past few months, and that's your compensation," he declared, standing

with the light, leaving

tomorrow, don't forget your stupid

had made his position clear. They were about to

to erase all traces of their recent history,

she heard the door close behind him. She paused to compose herself and

her silently, her expression unreadable. He made no move

intimacy, but she had very little to show for her

pulled herself together, determined not to show any vulnerability.

struggle to maintain her composure, and it only fueled her irritation. He took

so bad to stay

a wave of resentment. “I don't want to

removal men arrived downstairs in no time. The driver called impatiently: "Why

there," Alice replied in a

driver realized it was a woman, his tone softened. “Do you need

there's no

and holding her suitcase

forcefully stubbed out his cigarette, extinguishing the

out, but the emotional

Caden well. She knew 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

silent tears ran down her face. Joshua, who had been a part of her life for years, brought her feelings of gratitude and

dawn, Alice mechanically turned it off and got up to get ready for the day.