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.

away, Ciara asked Caden, “How

Caden brewed tea for her, he said, “We’re

surprise, “Progressing so quickly? Perhaps my

you hadn’t faked being sick, I might have actually achieved

Wasn’t Alicia always challenging

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

“Then you

with Alicia due to Ciara’s supposed illness? Sometimes, even his morning enthusiasm waned, worried she might accuse him of disrespect or

accustomed to suppressing his frustrations and

tea, a mosquito buzzed by. “Let’s head to the living room. The garden’s got too many

dwell on it. If it died, he’d simply replace it. Ciara, rocking in her chair, wasn’t ready to go inside just yet. “I’m in no rush. I recently planted

had just poured