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.”

a lump in her throat as she heard

"No."

up to you to manage it. I've reaped

light, leaving behind

forget your

clear. They were about to become

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

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

living room, Caden sat smoking. I watched her silently, her

very little to show for her time here. After packing, including some of Cade's things,

show any vulnerability. Her hands shook

fueled her irritation. He took

be so bad to stay one more night?" I have

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

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

right there," Alice replied in

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

no need," Alice

and holding her suitcase in the

stubbed out his

cigarette went out, but the emotional turmoil

plead. She had tolerated the situation for a while before reaching her breaking point. Resolved, Alicia

nose tingled, and silent tears ran down her face. Joshua, who had been a part of her life for years, brought her feelings of gratitude and guilt, but they paled in comparison to

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