Chapter 1018:

Alicia’s sudden response made Caden pause, his gaze shifting between Corey and her.

It dawned on Alicia that Corey hadn’t actually asked anything, yet she had rushed to answer. It felt off.

Rolling her eyes, Alicia prepared to explain herself, but Caden cut her off. “Let’s eat.”

Alicia cleared her throat and leaned lightly on Caden’s shoulder, whispering, “Corey and I…”

Before she could finish, Caden picked up a piece of her favorite dish and fed it to her, effectively silencing her mid-sentence.

“It’s no big deal,” Caden said calmly. “Let’s eat first.”

left speechless. Something felt off about Caden, though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. Was everything truly

her gaze

her staring and smiled. “Want

properly and scoffed. “You’re overthinking. Let’s

but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. Corey watched their exchange,

Corey was plied with a considerable amount of alcohol,

an air of composure, though

fixed on Caden as he seized the moment to ask, “When will you replace

was indifferent, almost dismissive. “Whenever you

settled, Corey quickly added, “No, that’s not possible. She just had bypass surgery today. We can’t rush it, or her body won’t be able to handle it. Once she’s

detailed questions about the artificial

made it public?” Corey asked, his voice slurred and his steps faltering. “Do you even realize what you could achieve if you introduced

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