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!”

her tongue out but obediently shuffled over to Ciara, offering

gaze returned to Shelia, still sprawled on

as she reached for her phone to call

Caden stood there.

long, tailored

an icy mask, was shrouded in

intense—locked onto hers, making

asked, stepping closer, instinctively trying to

focus never wavering from her

was sharp,

you find my mother’s tragic death in childbirth

asked the question,

that Caden had likely been watching for

the

resemblance to his mother

disturbed by it, let

tried to explain, saying,

interrupted her, his voice

dealt with Shelia, you insisted I stay out of your

said you wanted nothing

why bring my

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