Chapter 530:

“Mr.

Ward, I’m afraid I have some bad news.

Would you like to hear it?”

Benedict was no stranger to setbacks, and he was fairly certain that whatever Jasmine had to say would not faze him.

“Go ahead,” he said, his voice steady.

Jasmine took a deep breath before delivering the news.

“Master Caden just called to say that they won’t be coming for lunch.”

Benedict fell silent.

“But don’t worry,” Jasmine quickly added, sensing his frustration.

“Apparently, he won’t be back for the next few days.”

Benedict opened his mouth to respond, but no words came.

He couldn’t quite find the right way to express how he felt.

Caden knew he couldn’t bring Alicia back to Joy Mansion.

bringing her back would only stir up

an awkward situation? If she didn’t feel comfortable with someone, or if the

a full spread of dishes for dinner, only to be noticeably upset when he heard that Caden wasn’t

Caden chuckled.

“Ignore him.”

all, who told the old man to throw his weight around like a king the

enjoying her ice cream beside

you such a troublemaker as a kid that your uncle had to

an eyebrow, memories

fireworks, taking the car for a spin alone, and even scaling cliffs in

him to the

madman to fetch him, only to give

down Caden’s pants and administer a harsh spanking, his handprints leaving marks like burning brands, only stopping when Caden’s backside was

with a faint smile, letting the memories

cared about me

out

are you obedient

depends on

she pressed, her tone changing, “like

turned and

whole ice cream cone into

of

Caden raised an eyebrow.

you still

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