Chapter: 810

Caden's eyes darkened. He leaned closer and whispered in her ear, “The bunny outfit, plus white stockings."

Alicia shivered. She swallowed her pride and nodded meekly.

Without wasting another second, Caden picked her up and carried her to their bedroom.

Thankfully, they were done by the time Ciara came home.

Seeing Caden made her so happy that she forgot all about her birds.

At dinner, Alicia quietly ate her food, while glancing pointedly at Caden every so often.

He peeled a shrimp and placed it on her plate before speaking.

"There's something I need to tell you, Grandma."

Alicia's heart was caught in her throat. Was he going to put it out there, just like that?

She felt so guilty that she couldn't even bring herself to look at Ciara.

“Why aren't you eating anything?" Ciara chided Alicia. “You need to eat some meat and vegetables." She put two spoonfuls of side dishes on Alicia's plate before acknowledging Caden. “What is it?"

"I've been smuggling firearms into the city by the truckload," Caden declared without batting an eye. "The higher-ups were furious when they got wind of it.”

Alicia's startled and almost stabbed her fork into her throat. She turned to Caden, her eyes wide, her face heated.

Ciara let out a small gasp. “When did this all happen?"

"Well, I started doing it earlier this year. I was hoping to earn a lot from the transaction. I didn't expect it to be so tricky."

Ciara's expression turned severe. “How bad did things get? Can the situation be fixed?"

Not wanting to scare her too much, Caden grinned and said, “I was just kidding, Grandma."

Ciara was at a loss for words.

Before she could scold him, Caden seized the moment and plowed ahead.

“It's actually something else."

Ciara clutched her chest and sighed wearily. "Can it get any worse than illegal dealings with firearms?"

"Your pet birds are gone."

Ciara's fork dropped onto the table with a clink.

She had tried to brace herself, but clearly, it wasn't enough.

After a few seconds, she let out a shaky breath. "Wait... What do you mean gone? Like, dead?"

Caden hesitated. "Not exactly."

Ciara groaned. “Come on, just spit it out already!"

Caden scrambled for an answer, quickly making something up to take the blame.

When she finally found out they had just flown away, Ciara let out a big sigh of relief. "At least they only flew away. Quick, send someone to look for them. Maybe we can still find them."

Alicia opened her mouth to say something, but Caden just popped a piece of meat in to stop her.