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.”

lump in her throat as she heard his icy

"No."

now up to you to manage it. I've reaped the benefits these past

the light, leaving behind a chilling

go away tomorrow, don't forget your stupid dog," he added

his position clear. They were

erase all traces of

the door close behind him. She paused to compose herself and picked up the phone to call the movers.

sat smoking. I watched her silently, her expression unreadable. He

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

not to show any vulnerability. Her hands shook as she prepared to leave

irritation. He took a

be so bad to stay one more night?" I

back and felt a wave of resentment. “I

driver called impatiently: "Why aren't you

right there," Alice

woman, his tone softened. “Do you need help

no need," Alice

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

out his cigarette, extinguishing

out, but the emotional turmoil

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

had 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

alarm clock rang at dawn, Alice mechanically turned it off and got up to get ready for the day. She had slept