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.

her sincerity? In his eyes, she was nothing more than a source of pleasure, and any interaction between them was inevitably

Yolanda, and that

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

”

tears

"I was wrong.

that call

hesitated and spoken so

"

remained expressionless, his emotions carefully

air between them

courage and

to do?” she asked, her voice barely

another intimate encounter? I’ll accept this time and

after that, each of us will do our own

okay

in

hand, his voice cold as

you really that scared of me? To get rid of me, would you

her vision

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

ran to her

own

nicotine briefly

car roared off into

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

lit up with a

Caden, I

I bought a spare.

I bring it

her thoughtful

compliance and thoughtfulness, a sharp

take on the traits everyone else

Alice were more submissive,

was beginning to settle, he shook

grimaced, started the car, and drove

the company, wearing a scarf

with his own thoughts, did

her

better

Mr.

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

move forward and when to back

is welcome to

Ciara misses him.

”

and relayed the

replied nonchalantly, “We’ll

”

tension in Caden's demeanor and suspected it had something