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 she heard his icy

"No."

manage it. I've reaped the benefits these past few months, and that's your compensation," he declared, standing

silhouette merged with the light, leaving behind

away tomorrow, don't forget your

his position clear.

mention of the gallery seemed to erase all traces of their

tensed slightly as she heard the door close behind him. She paused to compose herself and picked up the phone to

Caden sat smoking. I watched her silently, her expression

Her days had been filled with shared meals and intimacy, but she had very little to

weak, Alice pulled herself together, determined not to show any vulnerability. Her hands shook as

only fueled her irritation. He took a deep drag on his cigarette, the smoke rasping

bad to stay

back and felt a wave of resentment.

no time. The driver

there," Alice replied in a

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

there's no need," Alice

in one arm and holding her suitcase in the other, she

stubbed out his cigarette,

the emotional turmoil inside

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.

of gratitude and guilt, but they paled in comparison to the

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