The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 451:

Alicia hesitated, feeling a hint of dread.

“I might have to work late tonight.”

Caden’s gaze held steady.

“No excuses.

You have to come back.”

Seeing he was serious, Alicia was a little stunned, her face falling.

“Yesterday, you were professing your undying love to me, and today, you’re planning to torment me in bed.

Men really do change hearts the minute they’re out of bed.”

Caden flashed a roguish smile.

“Do you always believe what a man says in bed?”

Alicia was momentarily at a loss for words, her mind drifting back to the previous night — the warmth of his embrace, the intensity in his gaze.

His whispers, raw and vulnerable, had left her defenses down, her heart feeling something she hadn’t anticipated.

Now, in the clear light of day, she felt foolish for ever trusting those words.

How could she have believed him so completely in the heat of the moment?

to lose face, Alicia quickly

all sorts of nonsense

take any of it

and a mischievous smile crept

“What kind of nonsense?”

keeping

‘Only you can make

a serious expression, Caden couldn’t be angry; instead, he burst

her close,

“All lies, huh?”

and she looked away, her voice barely a

“Yes, all lies.”

her waist, watching her squirm, her face betraying her flustered

can’t even handle a touch, yet

stepping out of the building and noticing

lit in

back of Alicia’s head and

closed his eyes, savoring the sweetness of her lips until he was

released her, Alicia looked up, catching the playful glint in

that?”

like you’re up to

his tingling lips, amusement

to no good? You think I poisoned my

Alicia rolled her eyes.

“You’re impossible.”