The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 939:

“It will improve,” Caden said hopefully.

Alicia looked puzzled. “Caden, how can you be so nonchalant as her grandson?”

Caden was at a loss for words. He kissed her once more before turning over to lie down, his neck tense. “You’re right. I wasn’t that eager either.”

Luckily, the power outage hid his discomfort, his tension not visible beneath his pajama pants.

Caden hadn’t anticipated Alicia being so readily appeased this time. Gerry’s unnecessary social media post and Ciara’s feigned illness seemed all for naught.

With Ciara’s “illness” hovering in the background, Caden couldn’t pursue intimacy. Alicia continued with her daily routine, unaffected. The noticeable change was in Caden’s increasing frustration.

asked Caden, “How

tea for her, he said, “We’re almost

expressed surprise, “Progressing so quickly? Perhaps my ruse was wise

you hadn’t faked being sick, I might have

Wasn’t Alicia

Caden realized he had misjudged. “Perhaps knowing about your illness, she didn’t argue

“Then

to Ciara’s supposed illness? Sometimes, even his morning enthusiasm waned, worried she might accuse him

accustomed to suppressing his

a mosquito buzzed by. “Let’s head to the living room. The

poured the tea into a flowerpot in front of him. Only then did he notice a sprout in the pot, but he didn’t dwell on it. If it died, he’d simply replace it. Ciara, rocking in her chair, wasn’t ready to

the flowerpot into which he had just poured hot water. “What does the sprout look like?” he