The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 910:

Alicia froze, feeling totally exposed. Caden saw right through her. If it were any other visitor, she’d be fine, but Corey was different. He had a way of twisting the truth and could easily make Caden lose his temper. Corey was sly, much like his demeanor in business dealings.

Alicia tried to defuse the situation. “Just focus on cooking. I’ll wait outside.”

Caden pressed. “If you tell me the truth, I won’t do anything.”

Alicia snapped, “Haven’t I told you the truth? Do you want me to repeat everything Corey and I said?” Caden turned back to his cooking, his face unreadable.

Alicia felt a wave of frustration, her chest tightening. She couldn’t figure out why he was looking at her that way. It felt like he thought she’d cheated on him or something. Feeling restless, Alicia stepped onto the balcony and scanned the yard for any trace of Corey but in vain. It looked like he was really gone.

She sighed, rubbing her forehead, trying to brush off the strange tension hanging in the air. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught Caden pulling out disposable gloves from a drawer, accidentally exposing a hidden ashtray. He froze, staring at the still-warm cigarette butt inside.

blinked, completely at

expression unreadable, as he cleared the ashtray. “No need to hide it. Men smoking isn’t a big deal,” he said, acting like Mr.

is your

“That was Corey’s doing! He was only trying to make me look

was obvious he didn’t fully

to call Corey and let her anger out on him.

toward the

living room was blanketed in

her life, Alicia found an ordinary ringtone more chilling than any scream of warning. Corey wasn’t the type to let misunderstandings fade quietly into the background. Alicia could already picture

Caden to gauge his reaction, expecting him to

tense, silent moment, Caden calmly set down the ashtray. Without a word,

after him, momentarily stunned, before fumbling to hang up the phone. She quickly followed him into the kitchen. “If