Chapter: 302

Alicia felt her chest tighten. She quickly tried to correct herself.

"Actually, I didn't hear anything at all."

Her words came out unconvincing, and she nearly burst out laughing, which only made Caden's expression even darker.

Caden turned away and shot a cold look at Hank.

Hank shivered under his glare.

He hurriedly spoke to Alicia. "You've got the wrong idea, Ms. Bennett. It's really not what you think."

Alicia put on a confused expression. “What are you talking about? I didn't hear a thing."

Caden took a deep breath.

His voice was cold as he spoke. "Get out."

Hank had been anticipating this and quickly turned to leave.

Alicia understood that Caden was vulnerable to losing his temper right now, so she cautiously started to follow Hank out of the office.

Caden looked at her with a cold expression. "Not you."

Alicia felt a sense of dread, so she stopped in her tracks.

The door closed behind Hank, leaving her alone with Caden.

She glanced at him and then quietly found a place to sit down.

Trying to ease the tension, she spoke up. "I had just arrived. I didn't see you, so I went to the bathroom. And right after that, you came up. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just walked to the door and heard you talking. I assumed it was something work-related, so I decided not to interrupt. I couldn't hear much. All I heard were some muffled voices, nothing significant."

After she finished, Alicia glanced over at Caden again, trying to read his expression.

Caden seemed even more upset.

"You might want to check a mirror," he said. "You're grinning."

Alicia was caught off guard.

Was she that obvious?

She quickly ran her hand over her lips.

Realizing her lie had been poorly constructed, she gave up on it and decided to be sincere. “Look, don't worry. You're still in your twenties. You're young, and anything can be treated.”

Caden's frustration only grew.

Hank had already filled his ears with nonsense, and now Alicia was doing the same.

Her tone of regret made it even worse.

“Don't you know if I have any health issues?" he asked flatly. "I've never slept with Hank. But I have slept with you, haven't I?"

Alicia replied without thinking, "But you didn't exactly finish the last few times."

Caden found himself at a loss for words.

Alicia's voice grew softer. "I thought you were just being considerate, but now I wonder if it was because you couldn't."