Chapter 193
“Ivor has already spoken to me.” Inside the office, Yvonne nervously rubbed her hands, looking
cautiously at the young man in front of her.
Seated behind the desk, Alex appeared cold and weary. His dark eyes assessed Yvonne, carrying
a hint of sarcasm.
After a moment, he scoffed and spoke in a cold tone. “Does Candice know you’vee to see
me?
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These days. Yvonne hadn’t been having an easy time. Her father was upset and in the hospital.
her youngest daughter was also admitted, and Ivor kept calling her daily.
She wore a pained expression as she nced at Alex, then began, “Mr. Elysian, it’s Candice’s great
fortune to have a boss like you. I shouldn’t have caused trouble at yourpany before. I
apologize, I apologize to you all.”
“And since you were willing to help her before, can’t you help her now?”
“Help her?” Alex tapped his fingers on the desk, his tone ambiguous. He looked at Yvonne and
said with a cold voice. “I thought you knew she had been fired by Aether Corporation.”
*Since she’s no longer an Aether Corporation employee, why should I help her?”
Clearly, she hadn’t known that Candice had resigned from Aether Corporation. She hadn’t paid
attention to the online news, assuming Candice was still with Aether Corporation.
But she quickly reacted and asked, “Then after she got fired, what about the contract yourpany
had with her? Will you still have topensate her for hundreds of thousands?”
Alex paused, his cold eyes lingering on her for a few seconds before he drew apletely ironic
smile. “Yes.”
“Could you give it to me directly? As her mother, shouldn’t I be able to collect the money on her
behalf?”
His face showed no emotion as he stared at her.
Feeling ufortable under his gaze, Yvonne remembered what Ivor had said and added, “We all
know about the rtionship between you and Candice. Just consider it a gift for me and her dad to
meet you. This is what you should do. Besides, you’re a big boss, you’re not short of money.
right?”
The more she spoke, the more she felt she was making sense. “Moreover-”
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“I think you’ve misunderstood.” Before she could finish, Alex’s cold and stern voice cut her off.
His stern gaze bore down on Yvonne, causing her to instinctively shrink back.
“Candice and I don’t have the kind of rtionship you think. It’s merely a matter of mutual benefit,
so there’s no obligation for me to give you anything.”
Yvonne still wanted to say something. “I…”
Just then, the office door was mmed open, and Candice stood by the door.
This was exciting.
Candice had just arrived at thepany and overheard her own mother asking Alex for money.
And she actually believed they had such a great rtionship?
Candice couldn’t fathom what Yvonne was thinking. Did she have to strip away every bit of dignity
from her before she’d relent?
Yvonne hadn’t expected Candice toe. She stood still for a moment, but Candice didn’t care
about her expression. She stepped forward and grabbed her mother’s arm. “Come with me.”
Her voice was icy, akin to the wild storm raging outside.
Yvonne was dragged by her. She instinctively shook off Candice’s hand, sounding pitifully
aggrieved, “Candice, have some pity on me, please. I truly have no other way. You promised to give
me five hundred thousand, but you haven’t given it to me.”
“Yes, I lied to you before, but this time, it’s true. If I don’t take the money back now, he’ll find Peach.
And he definitely won’t spare me. Since you’re going to give me the money anyway, why
not give it now?”
Candice never knew Yvonne could cling on like a piece of chewing gum and be so shameless
about it.
She took a deep breath, finding it hard to hold back. “Yvonne, do you know Grandpa is in the
hospital waiting for surgery?”
Yvonne blinked, confused. “Wasn’t he having a stroke? Can he still have surgery?”
The disbelief and confusion in her words ignited Candice’s anger instantly.
She turned to Alex. “Are Aether Corporation’s security guards off duty today? Why did you let her
in?”
Alex looked at her. “Are you ming me?”
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The surge of anger in Candice was suppressed once again. Yvonne was her blological mother, and
it was her own desire for that elusive maternal love that had led her to tolerate her time and
again.
So, she couldn’t me anyone but herself.
It was truly regrettable.
“Candice.” Alex’s low and Indifferent voice resounded. He mockingly looked at Candice. “Is that. the
kind of rtionship you’ve described between us? Then tell me, what kind of rtionship do we
have?”
Although his tone was nonchnt, even careless, and it soundedpletely mocking in her ears.
She lowered hershes. “You said it yourself, we’re just using each other.”
Alex sneered, slightly lifting his chin. “This is apany, not your home. I hope such incidents.
won’t happen again. To be honest, I have little interest in your family’s drama.”
It was really embarrassing. Candice pursed her lips and reached out to pull Yvonne’s arm.
She didn’t have much strength in her wrist. When she hade over earlier, she had identally
hit the fence because of the heavy rain. But thankfully, she had applied the brakes in time, so it
hadn’t caused any major idents. Still, her right wrist twisted a bit due to the force, causing some
pain.
Yvonne didn’t pay any attention to the injury on Candice’s hand. In fact, she squeezed Candice’s
injured wrist even harder, using her strength to straighten her body. She had just been bending and
bowing before Alex, but she was actually quite tired.
As the pain pulsed through her wrist, Candice instinctively furrowed her brows. She almost
involuntarily gasped for air but managed to hold it back. However, after pulling Yvonne out of the
office, she suddenly remembered something, stopped in her tracks, and looked back at Alex.
“When did Aether Corporation decide to participate in the financial exhibition?” Candice asked.
Alex’s gaze subtly hardened. “What are you trying to say?”
“I don’t believe you don’t know that Hanley is in charge of nning for the financial exhibition,”
Candice continued.
“Hanley?” Alex’s eyes gradually darkened. There was a hint of irritation in the corner of his lips and
a trace of annoyance between his brows. “Are you questioning me for Hanley?”
She couldn’t decipher his thoughts anymore. She looked straight at him, her tone calm. “You’ve
always been targeting him.”
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The atmosphere in the office grew cold. Alex looked at her without saying a word, his imposing aura
intensifying.
After a while, he finally uttered a single word. “Leave.”
Candice nced at him, feeling exhausted andcking the energy to say anything more to him.
She turned to leave, but then she heard him speak again.
“Candice, Aether Corporation can’t afford and can’t provoke families like yours,” he said, his tone
firm. “You don’t need toe to thepany anymore.”