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.”

in her throat as

"No."

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,

your

position clear. They were about to become

erase all traces of their recent history, leaving no room for

paused to compose herself and picked up the phone to call the movers. Shortly after, she began packing her

the living room, Caden sat smoking. I watched her

and intimacy, but she had very little to show for her time here. After packing, including some of Cade's things, all

to show any vulnerability. Her hands shook

and it only fueled her irritation. He took a deep

really be so bad to stay one more

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

removal men arrived downstairs in no time. The driver called impatiently: "Why aren't you downstairs yet?

there,"

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

no need,"

and holding her suitcase in the other, she left

out his cigarette, extinguishing the

went out, but the emotional turmoil inside

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

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

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