The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback
Chapter 597

Chapter 597:

Benedict adjusted his expression and lowered his voice.

“An engagement? That’s a pretty big deal — why didn’t you mention it sooner?”

Caden looked at him as if he were a fool.

“Isn’t a two-month notice enough?”

Benedict found himself momentarily speechless.

“But have you really thought this through, Caden? I saw Dorian’s reaction today — he’s not going to make this easy on you two.

Are you sure it’s worth all that?”

Caden’s brow furrowed slightly.

Realizing that he might have gone too far, Benedict backtracked, raising a hand as if to wave off his own words.

“Alright, I’ll stay out of it.

This is your business — do what you think is best.”

Caden sighed and said, “After I propose, I’ll inform the rest of the family.”

The news caught Benedict off guard, filling him with a vague sense of unease that he couldn’t shake.

The next few chess games were a complete disaster.

Caden finally decided to stop playing and glanced over to find Alicia asleep on the sofa.

“You can head back now.” Alicia stirred awake when she heard that.

Benedict walked them to the door, pausing as his gaze lingered on Alicia’s face.

Alicia could tell that he had something to say.

With a gentle smile, she said, “Goodbye, Benedict.”

Her warm expression caught him off guard, and a pang of guilt surfaced.

Here he was, an older man, competing against someone much younger and speaking so harshly.

Benedict let out a sigh, easing some tension.

“Alright, drive safely.”

In the car, Caden’s phone buzzed with a notification of a transfer from Benedict.

He had transferred seven hundred thousand.

The message read: “A gift for Alicia, with my sincerest apologies.”

A slight smile curled on Caden’s lips.

Leaning comfortably against him, Alicia noticed his reaction and arched a brow.

“What made you so happy all of a sudden?”

Before he could respond, another message appeared from Hank: “Mr.

Ward, Yolanda attempted suicide at home by slashing her wrists.”

Alicia’s smile faltered.

A heavy silence settled in the car.

The words “attempted suicide” seemed to hang in the air, thick with tension.

Caden’s expression turned serious as he dialed Hank’s number.

“Is she dead?” he asked.

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