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.

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

Yolanda, and that difference weighed

and ability, and in his moments of sincerity he called marriage

”

filled with tears as

"I was wrong.

call was

have hesitated and spoken so irrationally to you for

"

face remained expressionless, his

air between them

her courage and

we going to do?” she asked,

accept this time and

us will do our

that okay

of anger flickered in Caden's eyes, not desire, but

her hand,

get rid of me, would you propose

frozen, her vision

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

ran to

unfazed, returned to his own

nicotine briefly numbed

car roared off into

as he wondered if he

lit up with

"Sorry Caden, I

I bought a spare.

I bring it to

read her thoughtful

and thoughtfulness, a sharp contrast

take on the traits everyone

they be happier if Alice

as this thought was beginning to settle, he shook it

the

Yolanda arrived early at the

his own thoughts, did not meet

Hank greeted her

you'd better get home

Mr.

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

when to move forward and when to back

to him that he is welcome to dine

Ciara misses him.

”

acknowledgement and relayed the

replied nonchalantly,

”

and suspected it had something to do with