?<strong>Chapter 840:</strong>


    He had once loved her deeply, after all. She could never bring herself to hate him, regardless of anything else. But at the same time, the rift between them was too wide to mend in such a short time. Instead of nursing resentment, which would ultimately turn to contempt, she thought that it was best for them to part ways and live their own lives.


    Alicia nced at Caden’s reddened eyes and gently stroked his brow.


    “Let it go, Caden,” she whispered, her tone pleading.


    Caden refused to budge.


    “No, Lucky,” he rasped.


    “I want to kiss you. I’ve missed you so much.”


    Alicia’s defenses wavered.


    She couldn’t utter a single word. Taking her silence as consent, Caden leaned in and captured her soft lips. He finally found an outlet for all his pent-up yearning. The demons that had been eating away at him broke free, propelling him to boldly slide his tongue into her mouth.


    In the next second, however, the moment was broken by a frantic shout.


    “Mr. Ward!”


    Alicia’s eyes flew open in shock. Caden was just as surprised. His jaw tensed, causing him to identally bite the tip of her tongue. Alicia gasped in pain and pushed him away instantly. The metallic taste filled her mouth just as anger took over all the other emotions she had been feeling just now. She kicked Caden off the couch.


    Still dizzy from the alcohol in his system, Caden lost his bnce and almost copsed on the floor. Hank hurried over and helped him up, thinking that his boss was suffering from his stomach condition.


    “I have the medicine right here.” He popped two pills into his palm and shoved them into Caden’s mouth with practiced efficiency. To be fair, Hank was rather forceful about it.


    Caden cursed inwardly as the pills went down his throat. There was no getting them out now. Hank scurried off to the kitchen to get a ss of warm water. When he returned, Caden was already sitting upright. Hank paused in his tracks, btedly noticing the icy look Caden was giving him, as well as the telltale swelling of the man’s lips.


    “Huh? Howe the meds took immediate effect? Usually, you’d be writhing in pain for a while after taking them.”


    Alicia spat the blood in her mouth and nced sideways at Caden. She saw his expression soften ever so slightly. Silently, she hoped that Hank could keep talking. Hank did not disappoint her.


    “Maybe your stomach problems are finally cured.”


    Caden grabbed the ss of water from him, his face nk when he snapped, “This has nothing to do with you. Get lost.”


    Alicia flicked her tongue against her teeth and winced, but the pain was like a wake-up call, something that pulled her out of the spell Caden had somehow put her under a few moments ago.


    “Caden, you get lost, too!”


    Caden pressed his lips into a thin line and swallowed. A couple of minutester, Caden and Hank were standing outside, braving the biting cold of the night wind. One looked like the grim reaper himself, while the other was hunched over like an ostrich trying to hide its head.


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