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

"No."

now up to you to manage it. I've reaped the benefits these past few months, and that's your compensation," he

light,

your stupid dog," he added coldly. Alice

position clear.

traces of

compose herself and picked

sat smoking. I watched her silently,

here a few 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 of his belongings barely filled

show any vulnerability. Her hands shook as she prepared

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

really be so bad to stay

turned her back and felt a wave of resentment. “I don't want to get in

The driver called

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

it was a woman, his tone

there's no need,"

one arm and holding her

stubbed out his cigarette, extinguishing the

the emotional turmoil inside him

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

down her face. Joshua, who had been a part of her life for years, brought her feelings of gratitude and guilt, but they

off and got up to get ready for the day. She had slept badly and her stomach hurt, but she