The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 717:

“Caden,” Benedict called after him. Caden halted, only slightly, without turning around.

“Alicia will be your downfall,” Benedict said, his voice flat and resigned.

“And you will be hers.”

At the hospital, Alicia’s dizziness had subsided after taking her medication. Her hand instinctively moved to her abdomen, relieved to feel no discomfort. Behind the curtain, Caden stood with the doctor, who spoke in a measured tone.

“Ms. Bennett was drugged, but it’s not severe. She’ll need a few days of rest, but there are no injuries. She can be discharged this afternoon.”

Caden’s expression remained stoic.

“Are there any side effects from the drug?”

“No, though it was administered in a large dose. She won’t remember anything after passing out,” the doctor replied.

perked up at the sound of Caden’s

Blake?” Caden asked,

“What was he given?”

intently. The

with potentially dangerous consequences. If not relieved, it could be

tense silence settled

survived,” Caden stated, his voice

up, the urge to face Caden overcoming her hesitation. From outside the curtain, his

when

rushed out barefoot, ignoring the chill of the hospital floor. She pulled back the curtain and called,

turned back, his eyes narrowing at the sight of her standing there, thinly dressed and unsteady.

Why rush out

damage was already done; anger wouldn’t

let them do a checkup,”