Chapter: 353

Alicia glared at him, her lips twitching in a mix of fury and helplessness.

He was absolutely impossible.

She could feel herself on the verge of breaking down, knowing full well that she was bound to lose this ridiculous negotiation.

But swallowing her pride? Not a chance. "I swore you'd never taste my cooking again," she started to say.

Caden raised an eyebrow, his smirk deepening. “So, five more times in bed then?"

Her silence stretched out, thick with tension.

Eventually, Alicia let out a long, defeated sigh and gave a reluctant nod.

Caden, satisfied, amended their little "agreement."

Alicia's hands hovered over the keyboard, clenching tightly as she struggled with the urge to scream.

Caden looked up at her, his expression softening ever so slightly.

“I want you to apologize," she demanded, her voice low but firm.

She wanted him to at least show some remorse for speaking out of turn.

But Caden wasn't about to give in so easily. He brushed her hand aside, dismissing her demand with cold detachment. "I don't expect you to forgive me. This agreement says we'll have sex, and we will. After that, we can go back to quarreling."

Alicia's heart sank.

She wasn't willing to let this go, but she knew deep down there was no winning with him. Even so, she pressed down on the keyboard, refusing to let him type.

His eyes darkened as he looked at her. "Alicia," he said coldly, his earlier playfulness evaporating, "this is not negotiable."

Her gaze met his, and she saw that the cunning from earlier had vanished, replaced by something far more ruthless.

He was like a cold-blooded serpent; his aura alone sent a chill down her spine.

Alicia yanked her hand away, her eyes blazing with anger. “Before the agreement ends, if either of us so much as breathes wrong, there will be consequences!"

Caden didn't seem to mind at all. “And what consequences would those be?"

She bit out each word with a sharpness that matched her glare. "A public apology posted online, chemical castration, and a ten-billion -dollar payout to the other party."

At this, Caden's expression finally faltered.

Chemical castration?

A sudden shudder ran down his spine, and though he would never admit it, he felt a phantom ache, something unsettling creeping beneath his skin.

Five days of this month had already passed.

Excluding the days of her period, and given that they had already been together once, that left the unfortunate reality of an average of once a day for the rest of the month.

Alicia tried to dodge him at every turn, finding excuses, stalling, but Caden...

He wasn't in a rush.

After all, she could only evade him for so long.

The next evening, her phone rang with a call from Caden.