The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 980:

“You saw it, didn’t you?” Alicia described the scene. “We were cornered in a narrow alley, and they started harassing us. The buttons on my uniform were torn off.”

The image of her torn collar flashed through Caden’s mind, bringing the memory into sharp focus.

That night, all the classes came together for a dinner celebrating both graduation and coming of age. The atmosphere was festive, and alcohol flowed freely.

At that time, Caden, the top student in his school, was both admired and envied. He was deliberately plied with drinks, and when he left, he was visibly irritated. Encountering Alicia emerging from an alley only darkened his mood further.

It was a dimly lit night, and the scant streetlights cast an eerie glow on Alicia’s disheveled appearance. Her hair was unkempt, her expression one of anger, and she gave Caden, her well-known adversary, a cold look.

For some reason, this provoked Caden. He casually leaned against the wall, obstructing her path with his leg. “Your clothes are a mess. Were you messing around with your boyfriend?” he taunted.

Alicia turned paler and kicked at him impulsively.

react, catching her foot. The action caused her collar to reveal even more, and he noticed a red mark on her skin, which only irritated him

violently, cursing for the first time, “Caden, let the

her further. “Weren’t you just

at his cruel words. She clutched his hand and bit

her to bite, his expression filled with

that, Caden. We don’t have boyfriends. We were just

his hand, finally pulled away. Even after hearing the truth, his attitude didn’t soften, nor did he express any regret for his harsh words

the

present, Caden felt a sharp pain at the roots of his hair as

brows furrowed deeply. “Even if I disliked you back then, I wouldn’t stoop to that.” He remembered distinctly how those thugs had irritated him as well. After Alicia’s

“Then why were you

“Coincidence,” Caden responded.

all your bullying of me also just a