Chapter 0407
As the night crept in, the conference hall emptied out. Barox and Candice ascended the stairs in a
quiet, almost eerie atmosphere, their footsteps echoing softly.
Walking alongside Candice, Barox remarked casually, "He seems cold, doesn''t he?"
Candice nced at him, asking, "Who?"
"I''m talking about Mr. Elysian. It feels like he''s here just for you," Barox continued, his face showing
a hint of boredom as he climbed the stairs with long strides.
"You''re mistaken," Candice replied tly.
Barox grunted, a tinge of regret in his tone as he remarked, "Well, then Yana''s probably in for
disappointment. She sent me some tipsst night, eager for me to tell her how well they''d y out
in real life."
Candice remained nomittal.
Knowing Yana''s yful nature, Candice wasn''t surprised by her whims.
Shortly after, the two reached the top floor. Sawyer arrived with a few policemen with Alex being the
last to arrive.
Candice and Barox stood together.
She gave Alex a passive nce before returning her attention to theputer.
They went to the top-floor surveince room where they could examine all of the conference hall''s
video footage.
The staff retrieved the footage of the only camera still running on the day of the incident, fast-
forwarding to the afternoon.
Things seemed normal until a group of men in work uniforms appeared near the staircase, one
carrying a pile of wooden boards.
Candice''s expression clouded as she noticed him. She remembered this man as the culprit who
almost ran into her with the wooden board.
Aside from the man carrying the wood, there was another man who was holding a teapot, identical
to the teapot that had triggered the incident the previous day.
Candice''s gaze was fixed on his face.
Alex said in a hushed voice, "Pause here."
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She looked at him and saw that his focus was fixed on the man with the teapot. Alex raised his eyes
and looked at her as he felt her gaze.
"Can you pull up the footage from the entrance?" he asked.
After receiving police approval, the staff promptly retrieved the needed video, which showed the
group entering the conference hall.
What startled them was another familiar face in the footage—Sonia. She nearly entered the venue
with the gang but swiftly split from them as she entered.
Candice''s expression darkened as she spoke directly to the staff, "Can we go back to the earlier
footage and check other areas?"
Due to the conference hall''s size, even though the surveince camera had downtime in the
afternoon, reviewing all the footage was time-consuming, particrly since they had to inspect each
area individually.
Barox examined the surveince footage. He gently clicked his tongue and suggested, "Let''s begin
with Candice''s floor and the top floor. It''ll be more efficient."
Following that, he fetched a chair from nearby and positioned it a bit farther from theputer. He
signaled to Candice, saying, "Take a seat here. Don''t strain yourself standing."
Candice was engrossed in theputer screen and didn''t feel like moving.
Barox nced at Alex, who had been observing Candice intently. He cleared his throat and added,
"Don''t push yourself. You shouldn''t exhaust yourself, especially for the child''s sake."
Hisment startled Candice. Then, she heard a thud. Alex had dropped his phone on the table
with a nk expression.
A chill flickered in his eyes as he taunted, "Ms. Renault, didn''t you hear? You shouldn''t wear
yourself out for the sake of the child."
His words came out slowly, with each syble icy and impactful, leaving a palpable chill in the air.
Candice turned to face Barox, unmoved. She moaned inwardly as she observed him firmly clutching
onto the chair and furrowing his brow.
"Do you find this chair ufortable?" said Barox.
He even dramatically removed his jacket andid it over the chair. This young man wasn''t going to
stop until she sat down.
Candice struggled to deal with the circumstances. She conceded and took a seat.
Barox nodded and refocused on the surveince.
With his intervention, Candice''s previous tension significantly eased.
However, just as she was about to rx, Barox interjected suspiciously, "Does that woman know
those workers? She entered the venue with them just now."
At his words, Candice looked up.
The screen remained locked on the image of the third-floor staircase. Sonia was spotted standing
next to one of the workers, and the two appeared to be conversing.
It had urred in the morning. Candice checked the time; she would not have arrived by then.
She looked down and grinned cynically before casting a nce in Alex''s direction.
It was clear to Candice that Sonia was behind the incident, and she wondered how much longer
Alex could shield her.
As the surveince footage concluded, Sonia concluded her phone call in the corridor, and the man
delivering the wood arrived shortly after.
Then came the incident that day. Descending the stairs, Candice was nearly bumped into by the
man carrying the wood andter had a teapot hurled at her.
All signs pointed to Sonia.
With the situation rified, the police made copies of the footage and obtained the workers'' contact
details from the staff.
Candice studied the surveince image calmly before rising and approaching Barox, suggesting,
"Let''s head back to the hotel."
Barox simply nodded.
Sawyer interjected, "It''ste. We should go back together."
Candice coldly declined, saying, "I''m fine."
She looked at Alex, and the scorn in her eyes was undeniable.
“Until the matter of Sonia causing someone to hurt me is handled, I don''t think it''s wise for me to
have much interaction with Mr. Elysian. Otherwise, I may not be able to justify myselfter," she
dered firmly.
Considering Alex''s unwavering protection of Sonia, the oue of this incident seemed
predetermined.
Unless Candice was hopelessly stupid, she should stay away from Alex.
No one could endure someone continuously shielding another who inflicted harm upon them.
Nobody. Even the strongest defenses, after enduring repeated attacks, would eventually weaken.
Candice''s defenses weren''t particrly strong, and she valued her life greatly.
She followed Barox out of the building directly.
It waste, around ten at night. The street remained illuminated, yet Candice felt a chill down her
spine.
Barox nced at her, whispering, "Are you feeling cold?"
Candice shook her head. The realization that someone had such ill intent toward her sent shivers
down her spine. Whether it was the near collision or the teapot incident, Sonia meant serious harm.
Sawyer looked up and noticed Alex''s demeanor, which had suddenly be frigid. He hesitated as
he nced at the surveince footage. Truthfully, the discoveries made him uneasy.
Who would have guessed that Sonia, who appeared delicate, could be so ruthless? If she truly
orchestrated those incidents, it meant she had serious intentions to get Candice killed.