The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 361:

But why was he here, of all places? And why was he sleeping in the middle of a party? What kind of game was he playing now?

She had already promised the mayor’s daughter that she would perform, and there was no turning back now.

Clinging to a fragile hope that Caden wouldn’t wake up, Alicia sat down at the piano, her fingers gently brushing the keys.

She began to play.

Everyone quieted down.

The usual hum of chatter faded as everyone became captivated by the soft, enchanting melody.

Caden stirred from his sleep, his eyelids heavy, only half-open.

The lights in the room flickered faintly, casting a hazy glow that blurred the edges of his vision.

Through the dreamlike fog, he saw her—a familiar figure, delicate and poised.

His heart clenched at the sight.

with her head slightly bowed, her

the piano keys, coaxing out the tender notes of

between dreams and reality, Caden felt

he was in quicksand, slowly sinking deeper into

soul was being tugged away, growing

of Alicia countless times, but tonight, it

eyes again, surrendering to the

finished her piece, casting a

asleep, though his

a sound, she slipped off the stage, retreating quietly to her hotel room for the night, where the

feeling more rested than

in Warrington, a renewed sense of

whereabouts, only to find out she had just

explain, his usual anxiety

searching for her, he’d realized that chasing

Patience, he reminded himself.

and he

few days, it would be Gerry’s mother’s