The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 359:

The assistant shifted uncomfortably, glancing around as if the walls held the answer.

Knowing the strain between Alicia and Caden, she didn’t dare give too much away.

“I’m not certain… probably not for a month or so.”

A shadow of impatience crossed Caden’s face just as Gerry arrived.

Before Gerry could even ask anything, Caden spoke, his voice cold and casual.

“Don’t bother.

She’s not here.”

Gerry blinked, at a loss for words.

Caden had originally booked a dinner reservation for the evening, but the thought of going now felt pointless.

With a dismissive wave, he handed the reservation off to Gerry, then returned to his empty apartment, placing the bouquet he had bought in a vase.

The vibrant petals, still full of life, were a painful reminder of Alicia’s absence from his life.

Lately, the distance between them had become more than just physical.

Months had passed with more silence than conversation, more space than closeness.

another month of absence looming ahead, it was clear she was

the first time,

was just

Then two.

Then six.

she was testing how long she could endure this separation—until eventually, she might

in Caden’s chest, an unfamiliar

clenched as his resolve

he grabbed his car keys and

itinerary

Caden had already arrived in Bechorion, determination etched on

and after pulling a few strings, he gained access to her

nothing was as Caden

Alicia wasn’t there.

had been booked under her name, all her details were correct, but

discovered that

come after her, and she

clear now that she really didn’t want to

gone to great lengths to

out

storming out, he took a long, hot shower in the room she had

floor-to-ceiling window, staring out at the sprawling skyline of Bechorion, the flickering city

few cigarettes, one after the other, the bitter

awful to be played like