Chapter: 37

Lilliana sneered, “Oops, my mistake, Miss Bennett. I thought you were the trash can."

The tone of her voice displayed her malice.

Alicia frowned and attempted to clean herself up, but the effort was useless.

Joshua gripped the car door handle, ready to get out. However, he stopped when he noticed Caden walking toward them.

Caden approached Alicia.

He took off his coat and placed it over her shoulders, covering the soaked area entirely.

Alicia was taken aback. She glanced back at Caden, her eyes wide with surprise and disbelief.

Caden had an inscrutable expression as he spoke a few words on his phone. His actions were always decisive and efficient, and this time was no different.

“Mr. Ward?" Lilliana blinked out of her daze and called out in surprise. “What are you doing here?"

The commotion had already caught the attention of passersby, and a small crowd of busybodies was starting to form around them.

Lilliana made to get out of the car, but Joshua grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

“Stay in the car. There might be paparazzi lurking around here.” He raised the car window, his sights fixed on Alicia and Caden even through the glass. "I'll take care of this."

Lilliana was still disgruntled. She had meant to humiliate Alicia, but she never expected Caden to be there as well.

How did those two come to know each other, anyway?

Lilliana put her sunglasses back on and huffed in resentment. “That bitch!" she muttered under her breath. “It hasn't been that long since your divorce, and she's already shacking up with your brother!"

Joshua's face darkened when he heard that. As much as he hated to admit it, Lilliana's words cut him.

With his jaw clenched, he unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car.

The first thing that Joshua noticed was the way Alicia clutched Caden's jacket around her. She stood behind Caden, as if she was expecting him to shield her from anything and everything.

The sight infuriated Joshua, and his expression turned grimmer with every step he took toward them.

"Caden," he called out in acknowledgment before reaching for Alicia's hand.

"Go on, give him back his jacket," Joshua chided her. "I'll take you home."

Alicia didn't even give him a chance to touch her hand. She pulled back with an indifferent look on her face and asked, "Who are you?"

Caden's face was devoid of any emotions, as though Joshua and Alicia's little confrontation was of no concern to him. But he stood his ground between the two, looming over Joshua like an impenetrable fortress.

"Stop being so stubborn," Joshua said through gritted teeth. “Your clothes are all soaked. You need to come home with me right away."

"In your dreams," Alicia retorted. "We're already divorced!" To reiterate her point, she grabbed Caden's sleeve and clung to it like a petulant child.

Caden lowered his head to glance at her delicate fingers.

When he raised his eyes, he found Alicia staring at him, looking lost and pitiful. "Can you give me a ride home, Mr. Ward?"

"Alicia!" Joshua exploded before Caden could reply.

Why the hell was she acting all coy and flirty toward Caden?

Caden's expression shifted slightly.