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.

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

that difference weighed heavily

and ability, and in his

”

tears as

"I was wrong.

that call

spoken so irrationally to you for

"

expressionless,

air between them grew heavy

courage and faced

she asked, her voice barely above

I’ll accept this time and you decide what

that, each of us

that okay with

flickered in

abruptly released her hand, his voice cold as

you really that scared of me? To get rid of me, would you propose something like that to

her

pitying her, she turned away, unable to stop the

ran to her

his own

nicotine briefly numbed

car roared off into the neon-lit

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

up with a new

"Sorry Caden, I stained your

I bought a spare.

it

her

and thoughtfulness, a sharp contrast to the turmoil

couldn't take on the traits everyone

they be happier if Alice were more submissive, more

thought was beginning to

started the car, and drove

early at the company,

with his own thoughts, did not meet

Hank greeted her at

better get home

Mr.

busy and won't be able to

to move forward and when to back off,

convey to him that he is welcome to dine at Joy Mansion tonight if he is

Ciara misses him.

”

nodded in acknowledgement and relayed the

nonchalantly, “We’ll

”

Caden's demeanor and suspected it had something