The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 453:

She wasn’t entirely familiar with the tensions between Corey and Caden, but his question didn’t feel like mere curiosity.

“Just dabbling,” she replied lightly.

Corey gave her a thoughtful look.

“The year Mr.

Ward returned, he launched a new product line that sold out immediately.

Word is that success was partly your doing.

If you can accomplish that with ‘dabbling,’ imagine what you’d achieve if you were fully committed.

I’d have no room left.”

Alicia managed a polite, slightly strained smile.

“Mr.

Hampton, you’re flattering me.

You’re already leading the market here.

I wouldn’t be taking any of your share.”

Corey just smiled, saying nothing more.

over a month, he’d been observing the

Caden had intentions to expand

and Caden was known for his unrelenting business

resources in a way that stifled

for whatever was

to leave, Corey

“Ms.

looking forward to seeing

Let’s have dinner sometime.”

Alicia smiled, nodding.

sure to host you

realized how tense she’d been throughout their

comfortably against Caden, she asked, “Have you had any recent

mention of another

“Why do you ask?”

commissioned a painting from me,”

he asked about my

like he was…

as he

“I’ll look into it.”

to her

there was something elusive in his manner, making it hard to

kind of person is Corey?”

you say he’s a

Caden shrugged.