PopularNovelChapter 722: With trembling fingers, she took out her phone and opened the chat logs from that night. Caden's eyes followed the screen as she held it out. The messages were there, plain as day-records he hadn't seen on his own device.
A flicker of realization crossed his face as his phone had been taken away before meeting Dorian. The pieces ctogether, and Yolanda's calculated move becclearer.
Alicia saw his serious expression and felt a fresh wave of pain wash over her. Was he thinking that she had fabricated the evidence? Her voice cracked, raw and broken.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I've guarded myself against everyone, but I trusted you the most. No one else knew I was called Lucky, so when I got that message, I went there without hesitation." Tears stung her eyes as she spoke, her throat tight with grief.
"I was wrong," she whispered.
She pressed her hand to her forehead, trying to hide the tears streaming down her face.
"Back then, when Joshua trickedwith that message, I thought I had learned my lesson. I never imagined I'd make the smistake again after all these years... I was wrong." Why did she keep repeating the smistakes? Why could she never get what she longed for? She couldn't win her father's approval or love. She couldn't hold on to her mother, the only one who truly loved her. After a failed marriage, she had been wary of Caden's affection, reminding herself to tread carefully and not lose herself. But Caden had been too good to her, so good that she had given him her heart, accepted his proposal, and dared to dream of a life with him. Now, those dreams had turned into the sharpest blade, slicing through the deepest part of her heart.
Caden stubbed out his cigarette and pulled her into his arms.
"Alicia, this matter is over," he said, his voice devoid of emotion. He understood now how it had happened. That was enough for him. This chapter needed to end there.
Listening to his detached voice, Alicia felt as though she was finally seeing him for who he truly was. They had never faced a challenge like this before. Caden was always in control, always the victor, showing her only his strongest, most confident side. But now, whether she had been tainted by another man hung in the balance, testing his limits. To him, pretending nothing had happened was the greatest mercy he could offer.
"Caden, let's take a break," Alicia said suddenly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCaden's pupils contracted at her words.
He could read the turmoil in her voice — disappointment, anger, sadness, and a dozen other emotions swirling beneath the surface. In the past, he would have cared, would have tried to comfort her, to show that he understood. But now, he felt just as drained.
"Alright," he replied, his voice calm, almost detached.
"I'll be busy in the coming weeks. You om should take care and rest:”
Alicia's lips curved into a faint, cold smile. A knock at the door interrupted the silence. The food she had m ordered Had arrived. Without a word, Alicia opened the lunchboxes for Caden, though she felt no appetite herself.
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