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.

everything I needed to. Take care of yourself, Corey,” she said,

edge in his voice softened. “Alicia, if there’s anything you need, just say it. Can’t you stay?

her own future and happiness mattered more than anything else now.

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

paused briefly, then replied without hesitation, “Doesn’t she still

ways, she had been more

Corey’s plea for her to stay wasn’t just about Gemma—it was his distrust of

that, Alicia exited the

affection for Gemma? For the past two years, Alicia had merely used him and Gemma. Now, with fame and fortune in her grasp and her hatred for Caden finally extinguished,

to Warrington. Why had he sought comfort from Alicia when confronted with devastating news? Why had he risked so much in Terriland when a viable organ was already within his grasp? What had made him hesitate?