Chapter: 1214

Hearing Caden's name caused a faint ache in her chest.

She could still remember his words: "Without me, you're nothing.”

That was why she had been trying hard to break free, to live for herself and prove him wrong.

She met Corey's gaze evenly. "I know you can do it. For your sister, you'd go to any lengths - break laws if necessary. Starting a business should be nothing."

When the blood was drawn, Alicia pressed a bandage to her arm, her calm, composed demeanor unshaken.