Chapter 31
Candice’s heart skipped a beat as she instinctively looked at Alex. He didn’t answer immediately but
instead stared nkly at Candice
Having known Alex for a long time, Candice easily Interpreted his silent gaze. She realized he was
waiting for her to voluntarily exin.
Joe, with a frown, shifts his attention to Candice, asking, “Candy?”
Candice’s fingemails dog into her palm.
Facing Alex, she then averted her eyes and softly exined to Joe, ‘It’s a matter from before.”
Rxing her clenched hand, she moved to grab her luggage and said, “I drop you off at the nursing
house.”
However, before she could grasp the sulicase handle, Alex quickly stepped in to take it.
He lifted the luggage and looked at the two. He volunteered. “Til bring it down for you”
From behind, Sonia’s sweet voice addressed him, “Lex, well head back to the ward and wait for
you.”
Next, she politely bid Candice’s grandfather goodbye and said, “Mr. Sundance, thank you. Get well
soon,”
When the elevator arrived in the lobby, Candice paused and said, “This is far enough.”
After that, she attempted to take the suitcase from Alex, preparing to leave the hospital.
Before Alex could respond. Joe said, “Lex, I’d like a word with you.”
Candice’s brows were slightly furrowed in concem. She was considering an excuse to prevent the
two from having that talk when Alex’s phone suddenly rang.
Standing close to him, Candice noticed Sonia’s name on the caller ID and quickly looked away.
Alex did not hide it from them and answered the call right there.
Candice could not hear what Sonia was saying on the other end of the phone, but she did catch
Alex’s brief grunt before he hung up.
His face betrayed no emotion, yet he nodded towards them, excusing himself, “Sorry, I have
something to attend to.”
He apologized verbally, but his demeanor had said it all.
Candice dipped her head and quietly took the luggage from him.
They had all descended from an upper floor In the elevator, which had briefly stopped midway. In
the short span of a few minutes. Sonia already needed him for something.
Candice, lugging the suitcase, assisted her grandfather as they slowly made their way to the
parking area.
Her grandfather maintained a solemn expression, his brows furrowed throughout the journey.
It was only after Candice dropped him off at the nursing home that he finally voiced his concerns.
“Candy, what’s really happening between you two?” N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.
“Nothing.” Candice replied, momentarily halling her task of organizing his medications. She casually
continued. “Perhaps we’re just not right for each other. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to
cause you any worry.”
Her eyshes fluttered slightly as she pondered whether this exnation was more for hersell or
for others. Gradually, she concluded it
might be true.
They just might be ipatible.
Recently, a photo circted among Aether Corporation’s employees, showing Alex pushing Sonia’s
father’s wheelchair at Silverstone Hospital
An employee who had been there for a check–up coincidentally came across them.
The staff were not used to witnessing their president’s friendly demeanor, and they could not help
but sigh emotionally.
Candice, having seen the same photograph, remainedrgely unaffected.
When Alex decided to be nice to someone, he was practically unstoppable.
These events did not bother her much, though many were curious about her reaction, watching both
overtly and covertly.
Candice and Alex’s rtionship was not a secret within thepany. This gave those who had
resentment toward Candice a chance to
ridicule her.
In severalpany meetings, Candice bumped into Sonia. She chose to overlook Sonia,
concentrating on the task at hand.
On one asion, Sonia made an effort to reach out to Candice, but Candice dismissed her,
reasoning that she was busy with work. Following this, Sonia behaved as though Candice was
invisible to her.
After thepany routine meeting concluded on Friday morning, Sonia approached with a
document, concern etched on her face, and
looked at Candice.
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