Chapter 836:

“It’s still yours, Caden. I’ll fight for what I want on my own.”

Caden’s eyes darkened slightly, the air thick with unspoken tension between them. His voice came out strained, almost as if something sharp lodged in his throat.

“So, you still hate me, then?”

He knew she hadn’t forgiven him. She still carried the weight of his hurtful words from the past. Alicia managed a faint smile, though it didn’t reach her eyes.

“Mr. Ward, let’s be honest. We both have our own responsibilities. Our days are full. We don’t have time for trivial matters.”

Caden’s lips curved into a forced smile, the irony of the words biting. Trivial matters, huh? He leaned forward, his tone sharper now.

“If you don’t want anything from anyone, then why are you teaming up with Corey against me?”

met his without

from working

furrowed, trying to

the advantages come to you. I don’t

turned colder, her

“Caden…”

part of her wanted to break the distance between them, but so much had been said and done. His generosity meant nothing to her now. He had once looked down on her, mocked her as nothing, with no compassion, no

scraping against the floor. Before she could move further, Caden reached out, his hand lightly gripping her arm, pulling her

“Alicia.”

feelings, saying, “Come on,

been deeply hurt by grief before and knew the pain

saying another word, she broke free of

He received a call from Caden to drive Alicia home. Alicia was temporarily living in a villa downtown. Once she arrived, she took

doorbell echoed through the house. She tensed up instinctively. She dressed quickly and took a self-defense tool before cautiously checking the

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