The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 995:

Alicia protested, “I wasn’t!”

Caden’s gaze darkened as he vividly remembered their first encounter. After his mother passed away during childbirth, his father brazenly brought his mistress and their child into their home, relegating him to a neglected existence.

At Caden’s mother’s funeral, his uncle nearly clashed with Jerald, but for the sake of peace, they refrained, eventually taking Caden back to Averibon, changing his name, and cutting ties with the Yates family.

His mother had chosen the name Caden, and he retained it, only altering his surname.

Following a year of grief and a hiatus from school, Caden regained his determination and transferred to the country’s top school. That was when he first met Alicia.

While the adults mingled, the children showed little interest. Caden, taller and colder than Alicia, eyed her disdainfully, surrounded by her doting parents. He had a deep-seated aversion to people who seemed overly happy. Particularly on the day they reunited at school, Alicia handed him candy.

approached him, offering him candy. “My dad doesn’t let me have chocolate. My mom gave it to me in secret,” she said in her

them to everyone, she only shared candy with Caden. This act

to you? My father always pushed me to be perfect, controlling even the smallest things like sweets. If I managed to get two candies, I’d keep

was firm in his response, “Yes,

you eat it?” Alicia

on Alicia’s face. The silence that followed allowed Alicia to

between them, Caden confessed, “I didn’t

wasn’t offended. Back then, her gesture had been one of simple compassion, without expectation of sentimental value. She

Caden said, “I gave it to the stray

recoiled slightly. “Which

one