The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 745:

A sharp pang pierced Alicia’s heart as memories of his cold, indifferent father and the mother he lost too soon surfaced in her mind. He was just as broken as she was.

Unknowingly, the walls she had built around her heart began to crumble.

Alicia’s heart might have softened, but her words were as sharp as ever.

“I’ll have the child, but it has nothing to do with you.”

Caden knew she was still angry and not easily appeased, so he decided to play along for now. He didn’t dare bring up the engagement party.

Patience, he thought. She would come around eventually, and when that time came, he’d be ready.

“How about we get married at the end of the month?” he suggested carefully. The engagement was set for the twenty-third, and the end of the month seemed like a perfect time to make it official.

“I’ll take care of the wedding planning. You won’t need to lift a finger; just show up.”

Alicia’s eyes hardened.

get married,” she said, her

just said? I’m willing to keep the child but

nodded, swallowing back his

child but not the

the baby was involved, it would only be a matter of time

to the kitchen, rummaging through cabinets to make something for her. The clatter

Alicia finally snapped.

one’s lived here before — there’s nothing to

“Just go.”

emerged from

have food

the bedroom. She climbed into bed, pulling the blanket over her head, trying to block out the world and the

The question spun in her mind, even as she drifted into a

sitting by