The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 332:

Then, Alicia’s tone deepened.

“Caden, do you know why I hated you back then?”

She revealed a pain she had long concealed.

“My father never liked me.

Only the highest grades and achievements got his attention.

The year you outshone everyone, he slapped me in front of our entire family.” As she spoke, the memory felt as raw as if it were happening all over again.

She laughed amidst her tears.

“It hurt so much, Caden.

I was his child.

Why couldn’t he love me?”

After that, she returned to school and faced Caden’s cold indifference.

He resented her.

Just like her father, he seemed to dislike her for no apparent reason.

From that point on, the next twelve years of her life were marked by defiance.

Until her parents died, Alicia had never managed to outperform Caden.

call,

marked an unspoken conclusion to their troubled

without arguments or unresolved

onto the couch, his mind

thought, and stayed in that

known the sting of defeat, he understood the

allow himself to

shower, and pulled himself out of the

Christmas gifts

saw him, she immediately knew he

not to press him further and discreetly instructed the

in times of distress, it was important to

then mentioned, “Yolanda called

about you and

also offered help with any work

call

listened without

added a warning, “Work is just

get involved

a lot to

Don’t bring trouble back.”

in his chair,

moved closer,

“Caden, are you asleep?”

looked up, his voice

“No, what is it?”

was speaking to