Chapter 1134:

“Take a guess.”

“Cade?” he ventured, feigning innocence.

Laughter bubbled from Alicia’s lips.

Her soft, fragrant mouth hovered tantalizingly close, and Caden surrendered to the magnetic pull, leaning down to claim her kiss.

Their arrival in Cruasa brought an unexpected encounter at the hotel—Ellis, a prominent Banta businessman, and his family.

Caden owed Ellis a favor, and their mutual respect demanded acknowledgment. Without hesitation, Caden extended a dinner invitation.

made Caden’s careful manners seem studied, especially when interacting with children. Caden held Scarlette in his arms, while Alicia and

on his chair. At five years old, his delicate features already echoed his father’s distinguished profile, though youth still softened the resemblance. The vibrant child she

fragile,” Jaida confessed, her voice heavy

been particularly

“Is he recovering well?”

nodded, a hint of worry in her

in Jaida’s manner told Alicia the child’s ailment ran deeper than a simple illness. Perhaps the Reed family shared Caden’s hope that the meteor shower’s promised fortune might touch their ailing son. As the celestial display neared its ten o’clock peak, their post-dinner departure plans were interrupted when Caden received

that Caden handle it first, and

considered briefly before agreeing, promising to rejoin

journey abruptly halted when Scarlette burst into inconsolable tears. Her face streaked with anguish, she

with her maternal experience, took Scarlette in her arms for a thorough examination but found

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