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

was not Yolanda, and that difference weighed heavily

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

”

eyes filled with tears

"I was wrong.

that call was

shouldn't have hesitated and spoken so irrationally to you

"

expressionless, his

between them

gathered her courage and faced

we going to do?” she asked, her voice barely above a

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

that, each of us will do our own

that okay

flash of anger flickered in

released her hand, his voice

get rid of me, would you

frozen, her vision blurred

she turned away, unable

ran to her

returned to his own vehicle and lit a

briefly numbed his

roared off into

Caden's lips as he wondered if he was ridiculing

phone lit up with a

message read: "Sorry Caden, I stained

I bought a spare.

bring it to you

read her thoughtful

compliance and thoughtfulness, a sharp contrast to

on the traits everyone else seemed

if Alice were more submissive, more

this thought was beginning to settle,

grimaced, started the car,

at the

his own

Hank greeted her at

better get home

Mr.

won't be able

who always knew when to move forward and when to back

is welcome to dine at Joy

Ciara misses him.

”

and relayed the message

nonchalantly, “We’ll

”

Caden's demeanor and suspected