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.

looming over the school. Despite Caden’s icy demeanor that repelled others, Alicia 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 youthful voice, still resonant in Caden’s memory. “Here’s one

everyone, she only shared candy with Caden. This act set off a chain of events that would

the candy. She questioned skeptically, “Did I really give it 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 it a secret. Why would I give one

his response,

eat

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

Caden confessed, “I didn’t eat

without expectation of sentimental value. She queried, “So, what did you do with it? Throw it away or give

in his hand, Caden said,

slightly.

fattest one

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