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 replied, “Of

all sorts of

any of

every word clearly, and a mischievous

“What kind of nonsense?”

straightened, keeping her

you can make me feel

a serious expression, Caden couldn’t be angry;

her close, his gaze

“All lies, huh?”

she looked away, her voice

“Yes, all lies.”

waist, watching

handle a

caught sight of Blake stepping out

lit in

a second thought, he cupped the back of Alicia’s head and kissed her deeply, the

savoring the sweetness of her lips until he was sure Blake

up, catching the playful glint in his

was that?” she asked

you’re up to

lips, amusement flickering in his

good? You think

Alicia rolled her eyes.

“You’re impossible.”