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.

a month, he’d been observing the shifts in

had intentions to

fierce battleground, and Caden was

resources in a way

choices: either settle for whatever

prepared to leave,

“Ms.

forward to seeing

Let’s have dinner sometime.”

Alicia smiled, nodding.

sure to

left, she realized how tense

she leaned comfortably against Caden, she asked, “Have you

by her mention of another man,

“Why do you ask?”

a painting from

he asked about my

was… probing for

slightly as he thought

“I’ll look into it.”

to

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

what kind of person is

say he’s a good

Caden shrugged.