Chapter 230:

The expensive medicine worked its magic.

After two days of applying it, Alice's pain had completely subsided.

Still, Caden was not hasty.

He joked that it felt like being in a candy store but not being able to touch a single piece, though he understood his own strength.

One wrong move could cause a lot of damage, and so he held back.

A few more days wouldn't hurt.

That night they sat together in the small room, half-watching a film projected on the wall, but neither of them was really concentrating on it.

Outside, the rain was falling hard, accompanied by lightning.

Alicia noticed how restless Caden seemed with the storm outside.

She calmly closed the curtains to block out the flashes of light.

Caden was talking on the phone, occasionally answering with a simple, “OK.

” Alicia leaned closer and turned down the volume on the movie.

“Did the money arrive?” Caden asked.

“Okay, thanks.

” The conversation ended.

Alice asked, "What kind of money is so important that it would attract your attention, Mr.

Ward? Are we talking about tens of billions?"

Caden pulled her into his arms, a slight smile on his lips.

“It’s not that much.

Just a little over fifteen million dollars.

Alice sensed his deep concern about money, and her curiosity grew.

“Is the company in trouble?”

Caden replied, “It’s not my money.

It belongs to you.

Alice was momentarily stunned.

“Mine?”

If it really belonged to him, that amount would be a fortune.

“Is this from the product I worked on last time?” His eyes lit up.

“Did I get a bonus?”

Caden replied, “If it was a bonus, it would be a lot bigger than that.

are we talking about?" asked Alice, piqued

Caden raised an eyebrow.

going to give you the answer

Alice leaned in and pressed

craved more than

back of her neck and deepened

seemed like an eternity, he finally pulled away, his voice low: “This

Alicia was surprised.

I had an accident and

How is that possible?”

everything for you,” Caden replied,

yours, earned through your hard

be a huge amount, but there

Be patient.

eyes shining with

hadn’t gotten this far

save face and past betrayals had made her distrustful

understanding had guided his approach to supporting her toward

they watched the movie, the thunder outside

reluctant to

to calm

and rubbed it gently before putting her arms around

things, trying to distract him and

Caden understood her intentions.

“It’s just thunder.

nothing serious,” he assured

Alice stared at him.

know what

the day his

memory had haunted him ever since, leaving a lasting

his

“Focus on the movie.

finished and you haven’t seen a single moment

lip and settled into his lap,

looked at her lazily, a slight smile tugging at the corner

hurt?” Caden asked,

flushed and her gaze

like rainy days

my parents' accident, it rained

"

you? Can you only talk when you’re sitting on

charm was

knew he was dealing with his own inner

remained silent, but leaned down and pressed her lips against

resist and kissed her back, increasing the

whispered, "Caden, I

"

into her clear, serious eyes, feeling a tightness in

do you suddenly feel capable of

he could sense the

this something you

moment before replying pointedly,

Bennett, show me what

shocked, her mind

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