Chapter: 190

Beneath his calm facade, there was something sinister.

“Seriously, Caden?" Gerry turned in his seat. "How could you hit a woman?"

Caden's gaze locked onto Alicia. "Did it hurt?"

Alicia's ears flushed, and she chose to stay quiet.

She awkwardly scratched her head, trying to avoid the conversation.

Gerry misread the situation. He assumed Caden had mistreated her, leaving her upset.

With a serious tone, he said, "Stop giving Alicia a hard time. I need her to write songs for me."

Caden smiled, remaining silent.

Sounding concerned, Gerry asked, "Alicia, is your cold getting any better?"

Alicia nodded. "Yes, thank you for asking, Mr. Hopkins."

“No problem." Gerry smiled, then paused as a thought crossed his mind.

He looked between the two of them closely.

“How is it that you both caught colds at the same time?"

Alicia was unsure of how to respond.

Caden smirked. "Quite the coincidence, isn't it?"

Gerry's suspicion grew.

“Wait a minute..." He narrowed his eyes, focusing on Caden's lips.

“Caden, that mark on your Lip. Could it be...?"

Alicia's heart skipped a beat before it started racing uncontrollably.

Luckily, Hank stepped in just in time. “It's just the flu going around. Nothing strange about it. I've had a stuffy nose myself recently."

Upon hearing that, Gerry's suspicion seemed to fade. "For a second there, I thought Caden and Alicia had kissed. Scared me half to death."

Alicia had no words for that.

And so what if they did?

Gerry chuckled. “Randolph really hit the jackpot with a wife Like Rachel. If I were his wife, I'd have left him after today's fiasco."

That caught Alicia's attention. "How does Randolph treat Rachel when they're alone?"

Gerry didn't know all the specifics, but he had heard enough.

"Randolph is quite the womanizer. He flirts with his old flames and tries to get any attractive woman into bed. Honestly, earlier, I thought he had that intention toward you."

Alicia clenched her fists tighter.

It was no wonder she had felt an overwhelming ominous feeling from him.

She asked, "Rachel has no idea what he's up to?"