Chapter 0369


    After ending the call with Darius, Candice was surprised to find a thinyer of sweat on her


    forehead.


    Darius had arranged to meet her tomorrow night at the 16th floor of the Pearl Grand Hotel.


    Candice threw her phone aside and took a deep breath. The faces of Darius and Henry kept


    shing in her mind, apanied by Alex''s words.


    She felt stifled and annoyed as she was unable to shake off the feeling of heaviness in her heart.


    She almost locked herself in her room all day. It wasn''t until noon when Ang called her that she


    felt her dizzy head clear up slightly.


    Once Candice answered the call, Ang''s voice came through. "What happened? How did you and


    Mr. Elysian end up in a car ident together?"


    "We were rear-ended."


    Candice didn''t want to exin much and simply recounted the incident.


    She thought Ang was just asking out of concern, but she didn''t expect her tone to change, "Then


    let use and visit you. You and Mr. Elysian are in the same hotel, send us your location, and


    we''lle to see you." Candice was about to decline when she heard Ang whisper, "Don''t


    misunderstand, I just want to seize this opportunity to impress Mr. Elysian. Everyone from our studio


    wille. We''re counting on Mr. Elysian''s investment."


    With her saying this, Candice naturally couldn''t refuse and could only send the address to Ang.


    But she also emphasized that they didn''t need toe to see her, just contact Sawyer to find Alex.


    Unexpectedly, Ang and the others still came to see her, bringing a bunch of supplements with


    them.


    Candice tried to refuse. "Mr. Elysian is upstairs."


    "I know he''s upstairs, but we can''t just go up without permission. When I contacted Sawyer just


    now, he was still at the hospital for a check-up and told us toe find you," Ang said.


    "You can directly call Mr. Elysian..."


    Before Candice could finish her sentence, Ang interrupted her. She grabbed Candice''s hand.


    "Can you help me out? If I don''t meet this year''s target, I''ll probably get fired. So, can you just take


    us to Mr. Elysian? Please."


    Ang''s act of being soft and sweet made it difficult for Candice to refuse, so she reluctantly


    followed her into the elevator.


    Once inside, Ang let go of her hand and blinked innocently at Candice. "I''m sorry, but I really


    might get fired."


    Seeing her like this, Candice''s initial displeasure dissipatedpletely, and she said, "Alex is quite


    seriously injured. I don''t know if he''ll see you."


    "It''s okay, it''s okay. We''re just here to express our concern."


    When they reached Alex''s door, Candice knocked for a while without any response. She waited


    patiently for two minutes before knocking again, still to no avail.


    She nced at Ang. "It seems like he''s not here."


    Before she finished speaking, the door behind her opened.


    Alex was wearing a bathrobe, his chest exposed, revealing arge area of skin.


    Candice frowned instantly. "Ang''s studio heard that you were injured and specially came to see


    you." She spoke quickly and softly, intending to remind Alex to put on some clothes.


    However, he just nced at the people and turned to walk back into the room. "Come in."


    Candice hesitated for a moment before following him inside.


    By the time they entered, Alex had already tidied his bathrobe and was sitting on the sofa, looking


    at them expressionlessly.


    Ang tried to lighten the mood, smiling as she said, "Mr. Elysian, you have no idea how worried


    we all were when we heard about the car ident. Look, we didn''t even have lunch and came


    straight here to visit you."


    She deliberately raised her voice and sounded coquettish, like a cute little cat begging for attention.


    Alex said in a deep voice, "No need to bother."


    "What do you mean bother? This is our sincere gesture of goodwill. Besides, Mr. Elysian, seeing the


    wound on your face, I wish I could take your ce and bear this injury for you."


    Ang''s ttery skills were impressive, and her sweet tone didn''t sound artificial at all. In fact, she


    instantly lightened the atmosphere.


    Someone teased her and said, "If you were to rece Mr. Elysian and get injured, wouldn''t you


    worry about ruining your own appearance?"


    Ang replied with a smile, "What''s a little injury on my face? After all, I''m just an ordinary person.


    But if Mr. Elysian''s exquisite face were to be damaged, it would be a loss for the entire society."


    Listening to Ang''s words, Candice couldn''t help but chuckle softly. Her eloquence was truly


    impressive.


    However, as sheughed, she felt a gaze on her. She lifted her eyes and calmly met Alex''s gaze.


    His eyes were calm, with a hint of pink at the corners due to the ointment for his scraped skin. His


    hair wasn''t styled as usual, but fell softly over his forehead, making him appear younger and gentler


    than usual.


    Candice stood up. "Since it''s your studio visiting Mr. Elysian, I''ll go downstairs first."


    She avoided Alex''s gaze and prepared to leave, but Ang eximed and grabbed her wrist.


    "What''s the rush? Did you skip lunch too? Let''s have lunch togetherter."


    She exerted some force, causing Candice to wince in pain. Ang looked puzzled. "What''s wrong?


    I didn''t use much force."


    Candice didn''t say anything, just tried to move her wrist, only to find it still painful. She frowned


    harder. But she quickly concealed it and exined to Ang, "You startled me when you suddenly


    touched me just now."


    Ang apologized. "Oh, I''m sorry then."


    Candice nodded, then heard Alex''s t voice asking, "Are you easily frightened?"


    "I''ve been a bit nervous recently, so I''m easily startled," she replied.


    His gaze lingered on her wrist as if his dark eyes seemingly were able to see through everything.


    "Are you really not injured?"N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Candice looked at him, but before she could speak, Alex continued, "Sawyer will discuss the


    compensation with the other partyter. Are you trying to reduce the liability for them?"


    She lowered her eyshes and silently rolled up her sleeve, revealing therge bruise on her


    delicate wrist to everyone.


    Ang widened her eyes in shock, "Oh my God, what happened? I just held your hand earlier, I''m


    so sorry, I''m really sorry..."


    Candice looked down at the bruise on her wrist, feeling surprised herself.


    Only Alex looked at her face and asked in an indifferent tone, "Nervous breakdown?"


    "You saw it at the hospital. There was no injury on my hand."


    Indeed, during the examination, Alex had been there the whole time, but Candice had something on


    her mind at the time, even during the time when she was applying medicine for Alex.


    Even though she was wearing long sleeves today, if there was any difort, she would have


    sensed it, even if it couldn''t be detected during the examination.


    Ang realized and looked at Candice. "Is your reaction a bit dyed? Is it just kicking in now?"