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.

a source of pleasure, and any

Yolanda, and that

his moments of sincerity he called marriage to her a

”

tears

"I was wrong.

that call was

and spoken so irrationally to

"

expressionless,

air between them grew heavy

courage and

are we going to do?” she asked, her voice

intimate encounter? I’ll accept this

of us will

that okay

in Caden's

hand, his voice cold as

To get rid of me,

her vision

away, unable to stop the tears that

ran to

to his own

briefly numbed his

roared off into the

as he wondered if he was ridiculing Alicia or loathing

up with a

"Sorry Caden, I stained

I bought a spare.

it to you

read her thoughtful

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

why Alice couldn't take on the

be happier if Alice were more

was beginning to settle, he shook

grimaced, started the car,

at the company, wearing a scarf identical to the

his own thoughts, did not meet

her

Moss, you'd better get

Mr.

will be busy and won't be

always knew when to move forward and

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

Ciara misses him.

”

acknowledgement and relayed

nonchalantly, “We’ll

”

and suspected it had