Chapter: 712

Naturally, for someone used to getting his way, this was a bitter pill to swallow.

Alicia turned out to be better at evading him than he'd expected.

Somehow, she managed to create false leads everywhere.

Half a month had gone by, and he was still chasing her shadow.

All the while, his work piled up, and his staff were pressing him to return.

Eventually, he had no choice but to give in; he couldn't neglect his responsibilities any longer.

He booked a ticket back to Warrington for the next day and, for the night, settled into a random hotel.

But fate, as it often did, had a sense of irony. At the hotel, he ran into an acquaintance-the mayor's daughter.

She was hosting a small gathering in the hotel garden, her ambition already making waves in Bechorion's business scene.

When she spotted Caden, her eyes lit up with surprise and curiosity.

She eagerly invited him to join them.

Caden looked at her for a few seconds and nodded in agreement.

“Mr. Ward," she smiled warmly, "you look like you've been through a lot. Busy, I'm guessing?"

Caden met her gaze, his expression blunt. “Not at all. It's just... the woman I've fallen for is upset with me. She's run off, and I'm here to bring her back."

The woman blinked in surprise, not expecting such an honest response.

"You're... You're in love?"

"She hasn't agreed to be my girlfriend yet."

Her eyes went as wide as saucers. The internationally famous Caden Ward couldn't win over a woman?

Every woman wanted to be with him, yet someone had the audacity to resist him?

Who on earth could this extraordinary woman be?

Caden was indeed exhausted. The only reason he had dragged himself to the party was because something about it-the woman, maybe-felt oddly familiar.

But it wasn't the kind of familiarity he had with a client.

In the haze of it all, it made him feel like being on some kind of mission.

His body was drained, but his mind wouldn't rest, urging him to push forward despite the fatigue.

However, not long after the party started, Caden fell asleep in his chair. His exhaustion won the battle.

The mayor's daughter noticed and, not wanting to disturb him, quietly asked her friends to lower their voices.

A few girls cast glances his way, blushing and giggling behind their hands.

When Alicia stepped out in a gown fit for royalty, their whispers reached her ears, laced with excitement.

“Is there a celebrity here or something? You all look so giddy," she teased with a smile.

The girls all pointed at the sleeping Caden.