The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 831:

“Well, that just makes it more interesting.”

Alicia took a calming breath before responding, “Caden, whatever we had ended ages ago. Why are you still chasing this? Love can’t be coerced, you know.”

“Who’s coercing anything?” he replied in a relaxed tone.

“Every year, I pick up a handful of projects on a whim. It just so happens that this year, yours was one of them. Ms. Bennett, with your wealth, you could easily fund another. But your resistance makes me wonder — could it be that you still have lingering feelings for me?”

Alicia was momentarily speechless. Caden continued, “I’m free these days, Ms. Bennett. Just say the word, and I can swing by to pick you up anytime.”

Alicia finally snapped.

“Go take a hike, Caden!”

arranged for the chef to prepare a lavish seafood feast. Alicia sat at the table, her face a mask of indifference, her appetite nowhere to be found. Each bite felt

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than it should to swallow. Corey gently handed her a shrimp, his voice steady

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wouldn’t you be?” Corey chuckled,

That’s

Alicia’s eye twitched slightly.

“What did he buy?”

material for your ludicrous project,” Corey revealed, leaning back in his

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silence for several minutes, processing the news. Observing her somber

fantasy, after all. Caden’s probably doing this to provoke you. If there’s any future for this project, it might be when technology catches up—maybe twenty