The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 783:

In the hospital room, Alicia was still under the effects of anesthesia from her surgery, lying peacefully unconscious. Only her pale, slender chin was visible beneath the swathes of bandages covering her face.

Caden sat at her bedside, half kneeling. Holding her hand and feeling its warmth brought his fraying nerves some solace. She was still alive. That fact alone was more important than anything else.

Cradling her hand against his cheek, Caden’s eyes dropped, and tears began to escape. He stared at a single tear in wonder. He hadn’t shed tears since his mother passed away. It wasn’t that men don’t cry; they just hadn’t been pushed to their limit—until now.

The soft sound of shifting fabric caught his attention. He looked up to see Alicia’s eyes fluttering open, red and fixed on him.

With Caden’s heart pounding and his voice rough and barely audible, he whispered, “Lucky.”

side of him she had never seen before, one that made him seem almost unrecognizable. His face was the same, but

resentment left a hollow silence between them. It was as if her heart

overcame her, and her eyelids began to

check on the

but silent. Their child had been delivered just an hour earlier. The tiny form, immersed in blood, had a heartbeat but was no larger than

the hospital preserved the fetus instead of disposing of it. By the time Caden saw the tiny

beautiful dreams for it. It was supposed to be safely born, grow healthy, and become the Ward family’s pride and joy. His impulsive departure had reduced it to a tragic stain of blood, cold, and

spin, Caden grabbed the doctor by the

money I spent, how could you let this happen? Why

have tried to save

eyes, red and wild, no longer burning with pride or fury but subdued, as if quelled by an inner demon. He was completely