The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 216:

Alicia was surprised by the intensity of her own reaction.

Ever since she saw Yolanda, she had been deeply upset, acutely aware of her lingering feelings for Caden and the presence of another woman.

She tried to comfort herself, to distance herself, to convince herself that it didn't matter.

However, when Caden touched her, her facade crumbled.

She pursed her lips, looking away as she said, "I'm sure you don't want others to get the wrong idea, Mr.

Ward.

"

Caden responded with a grimace.

"What misconception?" he replied coldly.

Alicia was speechless, her lips still pressed together.

She was tormented by the memory of his concern for Yolanda and how he had dismissed her gift as if it meant nothing.

Now, before him, she felt completely humiliated.

Trying to leave, Alicia turned to get into the car, but Caden grabbed her wrist and roughly pulled her back.

“Are you that hypocritical, Alice?” His dark, disapproving eyes locked with hers.

“You act like a stranger when we’re not in bed,” he accused her.

His grip was painful, but her heart felt nothing.

Not wishing to confront him, she replied softly, “We have made our position clear.

What is it that you don’t understand?”

“I understand.

But do you understand?” he replied.

“If you wanted to end things, why did you come to me afterwards?”

Alice paused, surprised by the question, and then realized her mistake.

Avoiding his gaze, she confessed, “I wanted to apologize.

”

Caden's grimace deepened, his disbelief evident.

His smile sent a chill down her spine.

It was clear that he doubted her sincerity.

Anger and confusion had filled Alice that night.

So she had apologized.

than a source of pleasure, and any interaction between them was inevitably

Yolanda, and that

in his moments of sincerity he called marriage to her a “bargaining

”

filled with tears

"I was wrong.

call was

and spoken so irrationally to you for

"

face remained expressionless, his emotions

them grew heavy

courage and faced

we going to do?” she asked, her voice

I’ll accept this time and

us will do our

that okay

anger flickered in Caden's

hand, his voice cold as

me? To get rid of me, would

frozen, her

unable

ran

unfazed, returned to his own vehicle and lit

nicotine briefly numbed

roared off

he wondered if he was ridiculing

lit up with a

"Sorry Caden, I stained your

I bought a spare.

it to

her

a sharp contrast

wondered why Alice couldn't take on the traits everyone else seemed

if Alice

was beginning to settle, he shook

grimaced, started the

next day, Yolanda arrived early at the company, wearing a

own thoughts, did

Hank greeted her at the

better get

Mr.

and won't be able to meet with you," Hank

forward and when to back

to him that he is welcome to dine at

Ciara misses him.

”

acknowledgement and

nonchalantly,

”

Caden's demeanor and suspected it had something to