Chapter 561:

Benedict stared at her, speechless.

It seemed everyone had been charmed by Alicia.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Alicia and Caden were alone.

Caden sat back with his legs crossed, lazily flipping through the gallery’s financial reports from the last six months.

“Not bad,” he remarked offhandedly.

Alicia, finally free from any need to put on a show, said nothing, ignoring his commentary.

Every cent earned was a result of her own hard work; she didn’t need his approval.

Caden glanced at her, catching the subtle defiance in her silence.

Deciding to push her buttons further, he said, “Blake owns ten percent of the shares, and I won’t shortchange him.

In fact, I’ll give him a nice bonus for helping you out.”

Alicia’s patience snapped.

“What do you mean, ‘you’ll give’? This is my company.

Who asked you to interfere?”

Caden’s expression remained impassive.

“Why separate what’s yours from what’s mine? I have more than enough money; giving him some is like… charity.”

Alicia was livid, her fists clenched.

Caden relished the sight of her frustration.

He added, “Ray likes it here, so I’ll let him stay and continue studying.

But Blake needs to be out of Warrington within three days.”

so frustrated that she could

you want,” she

“Once Mr.

leaves, I’ll just

Gilbert or Mr.

Nelson.

be even more handsome and

“I know you too

heart has room

a parade of handsome suitors lined up, you

fueled by his

“Is that so? Tonight, I’ll prove you

go find one of those handsome men

an eyebrow,

find quality out there? I could pick someone better

Alicia snorted, her

“Go ahead, find someone.

head over right now, and let’s see whose taste is

knew she was deliberately

gave him a

“Well, go on.

choose by their looks and guess their…

sure they’re more impressive

Caden

bumping her head against his chin with a hiss

gave him a sharp pinch,

frowning at the scene before

you both

away from Caden, shooting him an annoyed look and stomping on

at all; he merely adjusted his clothes,

Grandma

Benedict replied, clearly irritated, his gaze disapproving as he

is Joy Mansion, not your

There are people around.

really

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