Chapter 288


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    Candice hadn’t spent much time with Shawn, but she knew that when Alex was a child in the


    Elysian family, he always stayed by Shawn’s side.


    Candice used to apany Alex to spend time with Shawn, who would often say that she would


    be the Elysian family’s granddaughter–inw in the future.


    Unlike Daniel and Helen, Shawn genuinely liked her.


    Candice remembered the first time she went to meet Shawn with Alex he had given her his


    blessings. In her presence, he also educated Alex, emphasizing the importance of treating his wife


    well


    However, precisely because of this, she was somewhat reluctant to see him. She didn’t want to


    hear his regrets about their rtionship. More importantly, she didn’t want to pretend in front of Alex


    as if everything was fine.


    But before she could express her refusal, she heard Alex say, “If you don’t go to see him, he’ll


    probablye to find you.”


    Indeed, that was something Shawn would do. Alex’s stubbornness was influenced to a great


    extent by Shawn.


    Between breaths, she struggled with conflicting emotions. Eventually, she nodded. “I’ll go see him.


    He acknowledged with a casual “Hmm,” not paying much attention. “I’ll pick you up when it’s time.


    Candice remained silent. While Alex could be stern and decisive when dealing with outsiders, he


    was quite amodating with those close to him. Examples included Shawn and Jessica. For


    someone like her, who wasn’t as intimate, he could be ruthless.


    As her thoughts churned, she followed Alex into the construction area.


    Ryan happened to be outside, and upon seeing them, raised an eyebrow. “Is Mr. Elysian here to


    supervise again?”


    His tone was unfriendly, and Alex gave him a nce before entering directly.


    Following Alex, Candice heard Ryan’s indifferent voice, “Hanley is inside.”


    The construction site was cluttered with debris. Candice had changed into t shoes when she


    came out, but due to the many cables strewn on the ground, she walked slowly.


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    “Come this way.” A deep voice sounded, and Candice, unsure where it came from, turned to find


    Hanley pointing in a direction. He reminded her. “There’s dust over there, it’s easy to soll your


    clothes.”


    Hanley was dressed in work clothes with some paint stains on him. He didn’t approach Candice


    but stood not far away. When Candice turned to look at him, a cold voice sounded before she could


    speak, “Should Ipliment Mr. Baldwin for being so gentlemanly?”


    Alex, in his white shirt, seemed out of ce in this setting. His dark eyes were cool as he


    observed Hanley and Candice.


    Hanley lowered his longshes, paused for a moment, and expressionlessly said, “After all, she is


    mine now. It’s only natural for the boss to take care of her a bit more.”


    “But Mr. Elysian definitely can’t be like me. After all, there are too many people in Mr. Elysian’s


    Although hisst sentencecked a particr tone, the mockery was clear.


    “Yours?” Alex’s eyes narrowed slightly. He sneered, “Mr. Baldwin just returned to the country, and


    your choice of words is quite inappropriate.”


    “Whether it’s appropriate or not, who are you to judge?” The tension between the two escted,


    even causing a few workers nearby to stop their work.


    Candice furrowed her brow. Standing next to Hanley, she stated matter–of–factly, “Mr. Elysian is


    here for an inspection.”


    Her attitude was not very friendly as she didn’t want to be a tool for the quarrel between


    these two. She said seriously, “I’m not very knowledgeable about materials and construction. If Mr.


    Elysian wants to know, you can ask someone else. I’ll go outside to help.”


    After saying this, she left and happened to run into Nadia, who was counting things. They went


    together to settle things.


    Alex, after all, hade for work. Once he confirmed that there were no issues on the site, he left.


    Following him to the parking lot, Candice asked, “Are you satisfied today?”


    Alex’s hand, which was about to open the car door, paused. He looked at Candice with a deep


    gaze. “In what aspect?”


    Candice said, “The progress of the construction.”


    Alex’s tone was casual. “There’s an improvementpared tost time.”


    Suddenly, his gaze stopped at a spot on Candice’s left shoulder. His brow slowly furrowed.


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    Following his gaze, she found some white dust on her clothes, and she patted it off. Then, she


    turned back to Alex and said, “Since there’s nothing unsatisfactory, I’ll go back and help them.


    Have a safe journey, Mr. Elysian.”


    The distance and rejection in her tone were almost explicit.


    Alex stared at her expressionlessly. The evening sky wasn’t too dark, and the evening breeze


    softened his facial features.


    His deep ck eyes locked on her, and his voice remained cold. “Don’t forget what you promised


    me.”


    He was referring to meeting Shawn. Candice nodded, “I won’t.”


    After several days of overtime at the Burning Star Studio site, Candice finally felt that everyonel


    could breathe a sigh of relief.


    On the day Yana came over, the entire group unexpectedly got a day off.


    However, she didn’t pay attention to the others but directly pulled Nadia and Candice aside.


    saying, “I need a favor from you two.”


    “What favor?”


    “I’m going to attend a birthday banquet for a friend’s sister tonight. I don’t want to go alone. Can


    you two apany me?”


    Nadia immediately refused. “Please spare me. I’ve been working for a week, and I finally have at


    day off. I’m not going anywhere.”


    Candice also didn’t want to go, especially since Yana’s circle of friends was mostlyposed of


    the rich heirs in Dorrington. There might be a few she recognized.


    She didn’t want to deal with the heirs and heiresses again. However, Yana clung to her arm and


    said, “Candice, you can’t abandon me.”


    “You still have other friends. Let them apany you,” Candice suggested.


    “It’s different.” Yana shook her head and whispered, “Come on, just apany me.”


    She wanted to refuse, but suddenly, she heard Hanley’s voice, “Is it Mason’s sister?”


    Yana frozepletely, and Hanley clicked his tongue. “I can’t believe this.”


    Candice’s biggest impression of Mason remained when Yana bungee jumped three times for him.


    She had thought Mason must be a yboy to deceive Yana like that.


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    However, she didn’t expect Mason to have a very schrly appearance. With fair skin, a slender


    figure, a frameless pair of sses hanging on his nose, and slightly long ck hair, he had a


    somewhat mncholic aura.


    Subconsciously, Candice felt that Mason was either extremely cunning or a sickly person.


    Yana also saw Mason. She tightened her grip on Candice’s hand and then, the next second,


    lowered her head to look at her phone, muttering, “Why hasn’t hee yet?”


    Candice asked, “Who hasn’te yet?”


    Yana raised her head, her tone rising at the end, “My sweetheart boyfriend.”


    Her voice was as sweet as honey. Candice saw Mason inadvertently nce in their direction, his


    pupils deep.