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.

eyes, she was nothing more than a source

not Yolanda, and that difference weighed heavily between

ability, and in his

”

with tears as she spoke

"I was wrong.

that call

spoken so irrationally to you

"

face remained expressionless,

between them grew heavy

her courage and

do?” she asked, her voice barely

another intimate encounter? I’ll accept this time and you decide what

each of us will do

that okay with

of anger flickered in Caden's eyes, not

hand, his voice

of me? To get rid of me, would

frozen, her vision

was pitying her, she turned away, unable to stop the tears that fell, betraying her

she ran to her

to his own vehicle and lit a

nicotine briefly numbed his

car roared off into the neon-lit

smirk curled on Caden's lips as he wondered if he was ridiculing Alicia or loathing

phone lit up with a

message read: "Sorry Caden, I stained

I bought a spare.

I bring it to

her thoughtful

her compliance and thoughtfulness, a sharp contrast to the turmoil Alicia had left

on the

Alice were

thought was beginning to settle, he shook

grimaced, started the

the

own

greeted her at the

you'd better get home

Mr.

be busy and won't be able to meet

to move forward and

welcome to dine at Joy Mansion tonight if he is

Ciara misses him.

”

acknowledgement and relayed the message to

nonchalantly,

”

the tension in Caden's demeanor and suspected it