Chapter 0357


    Ang was stunned, a moment of confusion flickering across her face. "Darius''s father?" She


    shook her head. "Most of us don’t know much about Darius''s family matters. I doubt E knows


    either, but judging by his character, I imagine his family situation isn''t great."


    E.


    Although Candice''s expression remained unchanged, memories began to stir in her mind. Apart


    from Ang, Jackson had also mentioned this name. He had even asked her to help look after this


    girl named E after knowing she wasing to Sris.


    And this E, was Darius''s girlfriend?


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    Candice frowned harder and harder, feeling like everything was tangled up into a mess, impossible


    to make sense of.


    "Are you interested in Darius?" Ang asked. She paused for a moment. "Your surname is Renault,


    and so is his. Could you two be rtives or something? Holy shit." Ang couldn’t help but curse.


    Candice responded calmly. "You''re overthinking. I don''t know him." She just needed to confirm one


    thing.


    Ang didn’t care much either and nodded. "Do you want to meet him? If you do,e with me


    tonight to hang out. E will be there, as well as Solomon. I reckon Darius will probably be there


    too."


    Initially hesitant, Candice agreed after a brief thought. Some things were better rified sooner


    rather thanter, to avoid lingering doubts.


    -


    When they talked about "hanging out," they meant going to a famous street of bars in Sris.


    Following Ang inside, the first thing Candice saw was a slender, fair-skinned girl in a navy-blue


    dress, standing there like a doll.


    "E," Ang called, leading Candice over. "Let me introduce you. This is the beautifuldy I told


    you about. Isn''t she imposing?"


    Be looked at Candice with a friendly smile. "Hello, I''m Be Quimby, Angie''s best friend." Her


    voice was clean and crisp, with a simr gentleness to Ang''s tone.


    Candice recognized her. Be was the girl she had encountered in the restroom the day before. But


    Be probably did not recognize her.


    Candice smiled and said, "It''s a bit coincidental. I''m friends with Jackson. When I came to Sris,


    he asked me toe and see you."


    Upon hearing Jackson''s name, Be''s smile grew wider. "So, you''re the very capable friend


    Jackson mentioned. He told me that a friend would being."


    Candice smiled and was about to speak when she heard the sound of the private room door


    opening. Looking up, she saw three figures enter. The leader, wearing a floral print shirt, appeared


    rxed, but his face bore some resemnce to Be. It was Solomon, Be''s second elder brother.


    Behind him were two people. One was Darius, and the other was Alex.


    The moment Candice''s gaze met Alex''s, she quickly withdrew it.


    She heard Solomon''s hearty voice. "Go all out. Today, it''s on me. Mr. Elysian, you were hospitable


    to me thest time in Dorrington. This time in Sris, although you did not actively seek me out, I''ll


    still uphold the hospitality that should be extended by the one who lives locally," Solomon said


    somewhat sarcastically.


    Alex nodded faintly. "Mr. Quimby, you are too kind."


    Solomon then turned to Darius, picked up the ss on the table, took a sip, and said, "Mr. Renault


    is truly impressive now."


    Darius did not respond. His gaze lingered on Candice sitting beside him for a moment before he let


    out a faint, ambiguous chuckle.


    Meeting his gaze, Candice raised her face slightly, showing no avoidance.


    However, a sudden shadow fell beside her. Alex''s clean and cold scent of cedarwood, amidst the


    somewhat chaotic atmosphere of the bar, brought a sense offort to Candice. She couldn’t help


    but nce sideways and coincidentally caught Alex averting his gaze. "Darius''s girlfriend is here."


    His voice was low, almost a whisper, and with the other people in the private room chatting, Candice


    could not quite make out what he said.


    She looked up at him. "What did you just say?"


    Alex nced at her, then suddenly leaned in closer, lowering his voice as he repeated near her ear.


    "Darius''s girlfriend is Be Quimby." He leaned in very close, his figure almost enveloping Candice.


    A hint of displeasure shed across Candice''s face. She wanted to distance herself from him, but


    Alex had already retreated.


    Suppressing her emotions, Candice said without much change in her tone. "What does his girlfriend


    have to do with me?"


    Alex was about to respond when Solomon suddenly interjected with an exmation. His gaze fell


    on Candice''s face, and after a moment of contemtion, he said, "I''ve seen you before."


    Candice nodded casually. "During the time in Dorrington."


    Solomon squinted at Candice, then turned his gaze to Darius, and then chuckled.


    "E," Solomon grinned as he looked at Be. "Don''t you think Darius and this beautifuldy


    resemble each other?"


    Not only Be, but everyone else in the private room were also stunned.


    Ang regained her senses. "You know what, they even share the surname ''Renault''—"


    "Mr. Quimby." Alex interrupted Ang. He lifted his ss in front of him, expressionless, and said, "I


    heard that you have recently closed a good deal in the coastal area. Congrattions."


    Solomon raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Elysian is well-informed."


    With Alex shifting the topic in such a way, no one mentioned the resemnce between Candice and


    Darius anymore.


    Although Candice did not know why, she could tell that Alex had deliberately diverted the


    conversation just now. It seemed like he didn’t want others to mention any connection between her


    and Darius.


    Feeling unsettled, Candice looked up to study Alex.


    Seemingly aware of her gaze, Alex smiled, clinked sses with Solomon again, and while pouring


    another round of drinks, he murmured without any fluctuation in his emotion, "Let me remind you


    onest time, getting involved with Darius is not a good idea."


    Candice paused, suddenly realizing something. Alex had been using various means from the


    beginning to prevent her from contacting Darius. And if even Jackson and Solomon could see the


    resemnce between her and Darius, how could Alex possibly not notice it? So—


    Perhaps Alex had known about the rtionship between her and Darius all along? The sudden


    realization sent a shiver down Candice''s spine.


    She pursed her lips and stood up, and spoke softly. "I''ll go to the restroom for a moment."


    Candice calmed down in the restroom for quite some time beforeing out. However, she still


    could not understand why Alex would act this way. Once she had calmed her emotions, she


    nned to go return and ask Alex.


    But as soon as she turned the corner, she saw a figure standing there, seemingly waiting for her.


    He was tall and slender, with slightly long ck hair that subdued his sharpness, giving him a


    somewhat gentle appearance.


    It was Darius.