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.

well, maintaining a composed exterior. “I’ve said everything I

in his voice softened. “Alicia, if there’s anything you need,

and happiness mattered more than anything else now. She concluded, “That machine was a creation of Caden’s team. If anything goes wrong, come to Warrington. I’ll

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

then replied without hesitation, “Doesn’t she still have

In many ways, she had been more fortunate than Alicia

was aware that Corey’s plea for her to stay wasn’t just about Gemma—it was his distrust of the technology that supposedly replaced human care. Nothing could truly substitute for the tangible

Alicia exited the

harbor any real affection for Gemma? For the past two years, Alicia had merely used him and Gemma. Now, with fame

with devastating news? Why had he risked so much in Terriland when a viable organ was already within his