The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 923:

Alicia’s smirk widened slightly. “If Caden were involved, there’d be no need for me to be here.”

“Then why are you leaving? Isn’t being the leader of the Hampton Group good enough? Why throw it all away to go back to being a caretaker for that idiot?”

“Are all men so egocentric?” Alicia laughed softly. “Haven’t I made myself clear? You have a criminal record in Terriland. If it’s exposed, you’ll face the death penalty. Do you really expect me to stick around and risk going down with you?”

Corey scoffed. “This isn’t the first time I’ve done this. What are you so afraid of?”

What indeed? Alicia smirked. It wasn’t merely the threat of prison that unnerved her. Being close to Corey felt increasingly perilous, as if, at any moment, she could become complicit in something far more sinister than she intended.

exterior. “I’ve said everything I needed to. Take care of yourself, Corey,” she said,

demeanor shifted rapidly from defiance to desperation. The edge in his voice softened. “Alicia, if

happiness mattered more than anything else now. She concluded,

resolute. “It’s not about the machine, Alicia. It’s about Gemma. She cares

replied without hesitation,

never been deprived of love. In many ways, she had been

of the technology that supposedly replaced human care. Nothing could truly substitute for the tangible presence of a

that, Alicia exited

to think Alicia, who had coldly abandoned Caden, would harbor any real affection for Gemma? For the past two years, Alicia had merely used him and Gemma. Now, with fame and fortune in her grasp

from Alicia when confronted with devastating news? Why had he risked so much in Terriland when