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.

eyes, she was nothing more than a source of pleasure, and

Yolanda, and that difference weighed

status and ability, and in his moments of sincerity

”

eyes filled with tears as she

"I was wrong.

that call

and spoken so irrationally to you

"

face remained expressionless, his emotions

between them grew heavy with

gathered her courage and faced

going to do?” she

I’ll accept this time and you

that, each of us will

okay with

flash of anger flickered in

hand, his voice

that scared of me? To get rid

her vision blurred

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

she ran to her

own vehicle and lit a

nicotine briefly numbed his

roared off into

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

phone lit up with a new

read: "Sorry Caden, I stained your

I bought a spare.

bring it to

her thoughtful

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

why Alice couldn't take on the

they be happier if Alice were more submissive, more

thought was beginning to settle, he shook

the car, and drove

day, Yolanda arrived early at the company, wearing a

with his own thoughts, did

greeted her at

Moss, you'd better

Mr.

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

knew when to move forward and when to

to dine at Joy Mansion tonight

Ciara misses him.

”

and relayed the

nonchalantly,

”

in Caden's demeanor and suspected it had