The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 853:

He was still the same frustrating Caden, yet he seemed transformed, almost modest. As she scrutinized him, Caden mistook her silence for lingering frustration.

“You’re sick right now. Let’s skip the quarrels. We can call a truce until you’ve recovered. Then you can confront me however you like,” he said, his voice steady.

Alicia accepted the spoon and turned her attention back to her food. After the meal, she showered and returned to the bed, carefully applying ointment to a swollen and slightly torn bite on her leg. The sting made her gasp softly.

Hearing the sound, Caden walked in.

“What happened?” he asked, concern evident in his tone.

Startled, Alicia swiftly pulled the blanket over herself, but Caden was already by her side, his eyes narrowing as he noticed her injury.

“Wasn’t the door locked? How did you get in?” she demanded.

“I mastered unlocking over thirty types of smart locks by the age of eight,” he replied nonchalantly.

disbelief. As he noticed her tending to her wound, the initial worry in his expression

this,” he said, his tone

the ointment from her

“There are more bites.

me to

Caden was firm and didn’t allow her to

and gritted her

to his usual

unexpected expertise, using his fingertips rather than a swab, gently massaging it into the swollen

closed her eyes and tried again to close

massage, it’s really unnecessary,” she

in no hurry to

ensure that the

might be difficult for you to walk

mention that?