The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 362:

However, she did run into Ciara.

Truth be told, Ciara had timed her arrival to coincide with Alicia’s.

As she approached, she tripped over her own feet, letting out a startled yelp as she lurched forward.

Alicia, reacting instinctively, caught her arm just in time.

“Oh, hey, Alicia!” Ciara exclaimed, her surprise as theatrical as ever.

“I’m getting so old, I can barely see where I’m going.

I didn’t even notice you! What a coincidence.”

Her act was painfully transparent, but Alicia knew better than to call her out on it.

Instead, she forced a polite smile and glanced down at Ciara’s foot.

“Are you alright, Mrs.

Ward? Did you twist your ankle?”

Ciara waved off her concern.

“Oh, just a little twist, nothing serious.”

Despite saying so, she limped dramatically, leaning heavily against Alicia for support.

hadn’t caught me, I might’ve broken a bone,” Ciara continued,

a broken bone might as well be a death

saved my

Alicia stifled a sigh.

but she humored the elderly lady with a

“As a thank you, you

Alicia politely declined.

that won’t be necessary,

Ward.”

fell into

hate me because of that

not,” Alicia quickly

refuse

was at

possibly turn down such an offer, especially when

Alicia helped Ciara to the grand entrance—and just as fate would have it, there

dressed in a tailored suit, he exuded an air of quiet authority, his mere presence commanding the

was trimmed shorter than usual, making him look

his eyes were far from “clean”—they locked onto Alicia with an intensity that made her feel like prey beneath a predator’s

averted

“Mrs.

earlier, but she should be fine after a bit of

jumped in with a

“I’m fine, really.

who