The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1126:

Alicia frowned, concerned. “Are you uncomfortable? Let me clean you up.”

Gemma shook her head weakly. “No… I want to wear the white dress my brother brought for me as my first gift.”

Alicia’s heart clenched. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she forced a smile. She just couldn’t refuse.

The dress had been carefully preserved, its fabric still pristine despite the years. Corey had spent all his savings on it back then. Gemma had loved it, but her illness had stolen any chance of her wearing it outside. As Alicia helped Gemma into the dress, she couldn’t hold back her tears. It hung loosely on Gemma’s frail frame, her body reduced to little more than skin and bones.

“Gemma, you haven’t eaten in days. What would you like? I’ll make it for you.”

Gemma stared up at Alicia, her eyes unblinking. “Osmanthus cake,” she said faintly. It was Pierre’s promise—a promise he had never kept. Alicia wiped her tears and smiled. “Wait here. I’ll make it for you.”

gave a

was a knock on the

is where

out to find Caden waiting for her. “Corey’s plane has landed. If he hurries, he’ll be

at Gemma, who lay

Alicia asked,

sighed heavily. “Corey plans to give his

at Caden’s revelation. Corey’s decision was practically a surrender of his own

calm. Her voice came out low and strained. “Let’s not

that moment, Alicia resolved to make the osmanthus cake, just as Gemma had wished, before her ultimate end. Outside, the osmanthus trees swayed gently in the breeze, their branches heavy with ripe fruit. Alicia called over a few bodyguards and asked them to help her gather some osmanthus. Normally, baking a cake was easy for Alicia—she was skilled at it—but today, her hands fumbled, and

in to help, noticing her struggle. Together, they worked through the mishaps and