Chapter 0404
Henry looked at Barox in disbelief. He asked Candice, "Are you... Are you kidding me?"
He clearly didn''t believe it, even turning back to nce at the sullen-faced Alex.
He had already told most people that his daughter was in love with the boss of Aether Corporation
and they were about to get married soon. But now Candice told him that the child wasn''t Alex''s?
Instead, it belonged to this boy who looked like he had nothing.
Henry incredulously asked Candice again, "Even if you don''t want to help me, you shouldn''t make
such jokes with me. You''re ruining your own reputation!"
Seeing Henry''s appearance, a mix of defeat but unwillingness to ept it, Candice lowered her
head and smiled. She took the initiative to hold Barox''s arm and said, "What''s the point of deceiving
you? Would I make a mistake about whose child it is?"
There was a hint of imperceptible ease in her tone, and her gaze drifted towards Alex, her voice
tly saying, "Mr. Elysian had suffered and endured a lot of grievances because of this."
Holding onto Barox, she seemed to have found her backbone, and her demeanor became lively as
she spoke.
Alex stood ten meters away, his stern face showing no sign of rxation. His dark eyes were fixed
tightly on Candice''s hand holding onto Barox''s arm.
Barox had a hip-hop street style, while Candice wore a light-colored work suit, looking capable and
neat. These twopletely different individuals stood together, looking surprisingly harmonious.
Barox was tall and well-built, not inferior to Alex, plus his regr exercise meant he exuded a strong
youthful air.
As Candice and Barox went upstairs, they could still see Henry''s face looking greatly devastated, as
if Candice had done something terribly wrong to him.
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The elevator was empty. After going up one floor, Candice let go of Barox''s arm, and the calmness
on her face shattered. She pinched her brow and said, "Sorry."
Barox looked at her, his face showing no embarrassment, just taking out his phone and fiddling with
it.
Candice nced over and saw him texting.
Sensing her gaze, he exined without changing his expression, "I''m reporting progress to Yana,
almost thought this job was going to fall through."
Candice pondered for a few seconds. "What job?"
"Yana asked me to pretend to be the father of your child, five thousand a day. It''s been a while
without any progress, so I was nning to go back to Dorrington today."
No wonder he had already packed his luggage.
But Candice still questioned, "When did she tell you?"
Barox held up his phone. "Just now."
Candice saw the chat records on his phone, which indeed stopped just now, with Yana clearly
pricing it at five thousand a day, which was very eye-catching.
She fell silent for a moment. No wonder Barox had circled back.
With him as a shield, she felt much more secure. At least Henry''s side was resolved, and even Alex
could be held off.
She went to the balcony to call Yana. Regardless of anything else, she couldn''t let Yana bear the
cost of five thousand a day.
"Hello, darling, why did you suddenly call me?" As soon as the call connected, Yana''s coquettish
and affected voice burst out.
Candice didn''t want to hear her pretense. She said helplessly, "I''ll give Barox the money."
"What money? Why are you giving him money?" Yana pretended to be ignorant.
"Stop pretending. Barox showed me your chat records, five thousand a day."
Even she couldn''t help butugh at what she said.
Yana''s approach was good in a way. At least both parties knew it was purely for money, so there
was no risk of bringing up other unnecessary issues. It was quite straightforward.
She said softly, "Thank you."
However, Yana didn''t hear her thanks. She was still focused on disdainfully looking at Barox, calling
him a little traitor.
Candice shook her head. She said, "When you have time toe to Sris, I''ll introduce you to a
friend. You two should get along well."
She was referring to Ang. Both Yana and Ang were indeed quite unconventional.
Yana casuallyined, "I don''t have time at all. I''m constantly battling my parents, you have no
idea how unreasonable they are. They''ve even started pressuring me to marry Mason."
Yana didn''t want to talk much about Mason. She hung up after just a couple of sentences.
When Candice returned to her room, Barox had already left. He had sent her a message, saying if
there was something urgent just text him.
As Candice calmed down, she remembered she hadn''t told Alex about Abel''s matter.
Hesitating for a moment, she called Alex.
Alex picked up quickly but only said three words before hanging up.
"Open the door."
Candice paused and looked at the door. She lowered her gaze and sent a message to Barox before
opening the door.
Sure enough, Alex was outside the door, emanating a heavy coldness. His ck eyes seemed even
deeper and unfathomable.
He looked at Candice with tightly pressed lips, but the suppressed emotions were palpable.
Meeting his gaze, Candice, still in her unchanged clothes, clean and refreshed, stood tall and
confident.
She blocked the door and said lightly, "I''m not letting you in. It''s not good to indulge a child throwing
tantrums."
Alex''s eyes narrowed slightly.
Candice continued, "Today, I went to Abel''sb and found out something. The power outage
incident that happened between us in thebst time was caused by Abel." She remained
composed, speaking to Alex matter-of-factly.
However, Alex said nothing. His gaze remained fixed on Candice''s face, his eyes deep as if trying to
ensnare her in an abyss.
His tone was low, his voice unchanged, but there was a slight pause when he spoke, "Are you
telling the truth?"
"Mrs. Parker wouldn''t lie to me," Candice replied.
His voice remained the same as he continued, "I''m asking about the child and that man."
Standing in the corridor, under the warm light, his shoulders carried a coldness.
She silently looked at him for a while. She saw her reflection in Alex''s dark, gloomy eyes.
She lowered her eyes and casually said, "Why would I lie to you?"