Chapter: 329

His eyes were intense, though his voice remained gentle.

"Alicia, do you want to answer the call?"

Only then did Alicia realize her palms had grown sweaty.

She glanced at the phone and saw the call was still connected.

She couldn't understand why Caden hadn't ended the call.

Surely, he knew what was happening, didn't he?

Pushing her frantic thoughts aside, Alicia gritted her teeth and said, "No."

Joshua pressed further. “Why not? What if Caden has something important to discuss with you?"

Alicia couldn't take it anymore and reached for the phone.

However, Joshua quickly pulled it away.

In the struggle that followed, the call ended abruptly.

Joshua's calm demeanor cracked. “How far have you and Caden gone?"

Alicia's gaze turned icy. “Exactly as far as you're imagining."

Joshua's anger boiled over as he seized her by the neck.

As Alicia's face began to turn purplish-blue, Joshua released her and shoved her away.

Breathing heavily, he glared at her with disgust. "Do you really think Caden cares about you? He's even more ruthless with women than I am. You'll regret your choices soon enough."

Alicia's vision turned blurry as she desperately gasped for air.

By the time she managed to breathe again, Joshua had already stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

She struggled to her feet and tried to open the door.

Unfortunately, it was Locked again.

Weakly leaning against the wall, she heard a commotion outside, followed by the sound of a car pulling away.

Then, she made her way to the window.

Joshua's car had already disappeared.

Since no one came to unlock the door, she realized they had every intention of keeping her confined.

She had finally reached her breaking point.

With her hopes shattered, she no longer felt afraid of Joshua.

She opened the window, shut her eyes, and jumped.

Meanwhile, Caden sat in his office at the Blizzard Group headquarters.

He set his phone down on the desk.

After a brief pause, he refocused on his work.