Chapter 257
Before leaving, Nadia and Ryan were going to the department, and Hanley was also taking people
to review materials. So, Candice had to go to Aether Corporation alone.
Before departing, Hanley furrowed his brows and said in concern, “Let Nadia go with you.”
Candice remainedposed, “No need. Since you’ve all discussed it, I just need to go and sign
the contract.”
His brows remained furrowed. Seeing this, she sighed. “No need to worry anymore. I’m really fine.”
She said so, and even if Hanley wanted to say something more, he couldn’t.
Before going to Aether Corporation, she directly contacted Sawyer.
He asked her to wait for him in the small meeting room.
Candice was very familiar with Aether Corporation and knew that the small meeting room Sawyer
mentioned was right next to the CEO’s office.
However, she didn’t expect to run into Nina just a few steps after exiting the elevator.
Nina was simr to when Candice had met her in Stugan City. She wore a small suit, and her chin
was slightly raised as she walked.
Her aloof appearance had some resemnce to Alex, simr to Candice’s encounter with him.
Candice’s eyshes flickered as she stepped aside a few steps. She and Nina were not
acquainted, and there was no need to greet each other.
However, Nina walked past Candice without any deviation, and her shoulder rudely bumped into
Candice.
The unfriendly attitude was too obvious. Candice stopped, and Nina raised her eyebrows slightly. In
a casual tone, she asked, “Looking for Alex?”
There was evident disdain in her words. Candice was sensitive to emotions, and Nina had
harbored considerable hostility since the first time they met in Stugan City, even more so than
toward Sonia.
This was something Candice couldn’t understand. After all, at that time, Sonia and Alex’s
rtionship seemed more intimate.
In just a moment of thought, she looked up and answered, “I’m here to sign the contract.”
Nina’s brow slightly moved. With a noble posture and a faintly mocking smile on her lips, she said.
“Regardless of your purpose today, I think that as someone dismissed by Aether Corporation, it
might be better for you to appear here less often in the future.”
She casually yed with her hair, “To be honest, with your identity, it’s a bit inappropriate.”
Candice naturally understood the implied meaning in her words. However, she raised her eyes as
she said. “Ms. Burgess you don’t need to say such things to me. I have no rtionship with Mr.
Elysian. If you must find someone to vent your frustration on, you should go to Ms. Summers.”
“After all, she is now Mr. Elysian’s nominal girlfriend.” Candice paused and added with a calm tone.
“At least I haven’t heard any news of their breakup.”
A gleam of light shed in Nina’s eyes, “You have no rtionship with Alex?”
Candice was very calm. “If you insist, he is my former boss, but I am no longer an employee here.”
Nina looked at her with an increasingly yful expression. After a moment, she looked behind
Candice and suddenly smiled, “Did you hear that? She said you are just her former boss.”
Candice paused, then turned her gaze. She saw Alex standing two steps behind her.
There happened to be a corner over there as well as a potted nt about half a person tall. Candice
didn’t know when he hade over.
Nina raised her chin, “Former boss, you came a little early. I wanted to ask her how she evaluates
you in her heart.”
Alex’s eyshes pressed down on the bridge of his nose, casting a shallow shadow. His voice was
dull, “Didn’t I ask you to wait in the office?”
As he was addressing Nina, Candice bit her lip, shifting her gaze away.
Nina smiled and said, “The office is a bit boring. I came out for a look. Besides; my mother has
always praised yourpany’s management, asking me to learn from you.”
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Alex nodded, “Sure. If you need anything, go find Julie.”
Nina grew up as the pampered darling, and when she spoke, there was always a hint of indulgence.
However, it didn’t make people dislike her. Instead, it felt like she was being demure.
Candice looked at Sawyer, who was following Alex, and her lips moved slightly, but she didn’t say
anything.
On the other hand, Sawyer, upon seeing her, smiled slightly. “Candice,e with me.”
Candice nodded and turned to follow Sawyer into the small meeting room.
Watching her departing figure, Nina’s lips curled up slightly, and she looked at Alex with a hint of
yful mischief still in her eyes.
“My mom just called me. She wants to meet you tonight, and Aunt Helen will be there too.”
Alex’s gaze focused, looking at Nina with some contemtion.
She paused for a moment before continuing with an unchanged tone. “Alex, my mom has always
told me that you are a smart person. Except for the time in Stugan City when you were a bit blind,
you are indeed quite clever. Marrying me would be a win–win cooperation. I think you have no
reason to refuse.”
After saying this, she added with a shift in tone, “What’s wrong with each of us getting what we
need?”
Alex pressed his brow, his deep pupils revealing no excess emotion.
He carried a touch of coldness in the corner of his eye as he lightly swept past Nina. “Send me the
details of the time and ce.”
Nina said, “No need. I’ll wait for you here after work.”
Candice followed Sawyer into the meeting room and took out the contract, “Nadia said that you’ve
checked the terms before, so you just need to sign.”
Sawyer looked at Candice, feeling quiteplicated.
When Candice was at Aether Corporation before, she was always in control, with a perpetual air of
being in control of the situation. No matter how challenging the contract, she always managed to
secure the deal.
But now, in the blink of an eye, she was running around in Aether Corporation, signing a contract
that wasn’t particrly important to Aether Corporation.
Sometimes, he would hear employees discussing this privately, and there were quite a few sighs.
However, Sawyer’s professional demeanor prevented him from showing any feelings on the
surface.
Looking at the contract handed over by Candice, he just said, “Wait a moment. Mr. Elysian should
be here soon.”
Candice raised her eyes, “Is this contract to be signed by Mr. Elysian?”
Not all contracts required Alex’s signature and approval. For small projects like the one from
Burning Star Studio, the responsible person could decide privately.
But right after she finished speaking, a low voice came from behind, “If you don’t want to sign, you
don’t have to.”
Alex pushed the door open and looked at Candice expressionlessly.
He sat down opposite
.tapped the table with his fingers, and casually took the contract from
her hands, signing his name without much care.
The handwriting was clear and powerful, just like the person himself.
Candice watched him finish thest stroke and felt a sigh of relief.
However, before she couldpletely rx, she heard his cold voice, “When are you avable?”
Candice raised her head, slightly stunned, “What?”
Alex finished signing the contract and then lifted his calm gaze as he stared at her. “Find some time
to apany me to Noxville.”