The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 348:

“You should get yourself cleaned up,” Alicia remarked flatly.

The hired actress, however, shrugged with a smirk.

“What’s the rush? Besides, what if she wakes up again? I could give her another scare, you know, just to help.”

Alicia crouched down to check on Shelia, who, despite experiencing the fright of her life, seemed physically unharmed.

Well, at least Shelia would have something to think about for a while.

Alicia rose and dusted off her hands.

The model, standing aside, giggled gleefully.

“I scared her so easily.

Was my performance really that convincing?” She spun in a mock-dramatic whirl, baring her teeth in a grotesque grimace.

“Give me back my life… I died so tragically because of you…”

Alicia’s stomach twisted uneasily at the theatrics, but before she could respond, Ciara burst out of the lounge, glaring at the model.

“Quit messing around! Can’t you see you’re scaring her? Come here at once!”

model stuck her tongue out but obediently shuffled over to Ciara, offering Alicia a quick apology before

gaze returned to Shelia, still sprawled

reached for her phone to call someone for help, the door swung

Caden stood there.

a long, tailored coat, the

carved into an icy mask, was

and intense—locked onto hers,

you doing here?” she asked, stepping closer, instinctively

didn’t blink, his focus

voice was sharp, like a

you find my mother’s

as he asked the

that Caden had likely been

the entire

resemblance to his mother was

by

tried to explain, saying,

her, his

with Shelia, you insisted I stay out of your

nothing to do with

bring my

was troubling him and responded softly, “I didn’t know the model