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!”

obediently shuffled over to Ciara, offering Alicia a quick apology

to Shelia, still sprawled on

reached for her phone to call

Caden stood there.

was wearing a long,

an icy mask, was

eyes—dark and intense—locked onto hers, making

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

blink, his focus never wavering from her

was sharp, like a

my mother’s

unchanged as he asked

realized that Caden had likely

witnessed the entire disturbing prank

resemblance to his mother

by

explain, saying,

interrupted her,

Shelia, you insisted I

nothing to do

my mother

and responded softly, “I didn’t know the model was going to dress as your mother