Chapter 0431


    Before Candice could react, the others had noticed Yana and had alreadye over.


    "I…" Yana was about to speak again, but Candice pushed through the crowd and went downstairs


    directly without a word.


    For a few seconds, her mind was nk, but now she was clear-headed.


    Hanley acted quickly and immediately followed her downstairs.


    They arrived at the hospital soon after. When they arrived, it was obvious that the police had also


    been notified and were guarding the door of the ward with serious expressions.


    Raymond, who had been in contact with Candice all along, nced at her and spoke in a deep


    voice, "She jumped from the second floor and was caught by the tree below. She''s injured her legs


    and hands, but it''s not critical. The doctor is still examining her condition."


    "How did she jump from the second floor?" Candice asked.


    The windows of the hospital were strictly regted, with only a small gap that could be opened.


    Moreover, Yvonne was under police guard twenty-four hours a day, so it was impossible for her to


    leave the ward.


    Raymond''s expression turned ugly. "She removed the window restrictor."


    Yvonne’s timing was quite clever. She had chosen to do it at 5:40 in the morning, when everything


    was quiet and everyone was rxed. By the time she was discovered, she had climbed onto the


    windowsill.


    Candice watched the video footage handed to her by Raymond. Yvonne was sitting on the


    windowsill, her hair and clothes disheveled, mumbling something incoherently.


    Then, Candice’s view was blocked, followed by the sound of a phone screen locking.


    Hanley looked down at her and said in a low voice, "Don''t watch."


    His palm felt slightly warm as it covered Candice''s eyes, blocking the part where Yvonne jumped.


    Unlike the cold scent of cedar on Alex, his scent was fresher, with a faint hint of mint.


    Candice''s eyshes trembled as Hanley''s palm passed over them.


    Feeling a slight itch in his palm, he instinctively withdrew his hand and ced it at his side.


    He lowered his gaze to conceal the strange emotions in his eyes, then nced at Candice again


    and coughed lightly, asking Raymond, "Did she say why she suddenly did this?"


    "When we rescued her, we asked about the reason. She said she was a sinner, no one would


    forgive her, and she didn''t deserve to live anymore."


    Candice''s face instantly darkened. She waited outside the ward for half an hour before the door


    opened.


    She approached the doctor and asked, "How is the patient''s condition?"


    "The external injuries are not serious, but she can''t handle any emotional stimtion mentally. It''s


    best for the family not to mention anything that might upset her," the doctor said to Candice.


    After the doctor left, she stood at the door of the ward for a while before entering.


    Even though she had mentally prepared herself beforeing in, when she saw Yvonne lying on


    the bed covered in injuries, her eyes still widened.


    Yvonne saw her enter, and shed a smile that looked uglier than a tearful face.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    She looked at Candice, tears welling up in her cloudy eyes, and reached out her bandaged hand,


    "Candice, you''re willing toe see me. Are you willing to forgive me?"


    Her voice was full of pleading, looking at Candice with eagerness and humility, making anyone who


    saw it feel heartbroken.


    Candice just looked at her quietly, looking at the wounds on Yvonne''s body, and her fingers


    tightened slightly as she spoke calmly. "Yvonne, what exactly do you want to do?"


    Yvonne was taken aback, panic shing in her eyes. "I… I just want to atone."


    Candice had been looking into her eyes all along, and didn’t miss the moment of panic and


    nervousness in Yvonne''s eyes.


    She couldn''t exin what she was feeling right now. Did Yvonne want to use jumping off the


    building to beg for her forgiveness?


    Thinking about it, Candice couldn''t help but smile, the self-deprecation in her eyes particrly


    evident.


    But, she still asked, "Atone? Who do you want to atone to and what after that?"


    "I want to atone to you, Candice, I want to atone to you!" Yvonne suddenly climbed up with difficulty,


    but because her bones were injured, her posture looked particrly twisted. She knelt on the bed


    and looked at Candice. "I was wrong before, I shouldn''t have schemed against you. Candice,


    please, will you let me die? As long as you''re willing to forgive me, I can die right away! How do you


    want me to die? I am willing to do anything as long as you forgive me!"


    Yvonne became more and more agitated as she spoke, and she seemed to lose control, smashing


    her head against the iron railing at the end of the bed with a banging sound.


    As she smashed, she asked Candice, "Will this satisfy you?"


    In the end, Hanley called a nurse to give Yvonne a sedative, which made her stop.


    Candice watched Yvonne lie on the hospital bed for a long time before closing her eyes and saying,


    "Let''s go back."


    When Yvonne had banged her head against the railing earlier, Candice had instinctively reached


    out to stop her, but was scratched on her wrist by Yvonne''s long nails.


    Hanley looked at her as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn''t say much.


    Candice didn''t say much along the way, but as soon as she left the hospital, she said, "I''m going to


    Southern Cross Firm. It''s better tomunicate with Ms. Zott in advance about some things to


    avoid any problems."


    Hanley thought of Yvonne and nodded. "I''ll go with you."


    Candice''s concern was not unfounded. If she had some expectations for Yvonne before, now she


    needed to make further preparations.


    Thewsuit mustn’t be lost because of Yvonne.


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    When they arrived, Harley had just sent away a client, and Candice exined her intentions directly.


    However, Harley wasn''t surprised. "If you go through the cases handled by Quil, you will probably


    find that such idents are not limited to your family alone," she hinted.


    Candice paused and suddenly realized something.


    After leaving the office, she took out her phone and carefully searched for Quil''s recent cases. They


    all had one thing inmon.


    The witnesses for the intiffs all met with idents for various reasons at the right time, making it


    impossible for them to testify in court, or their testimonies were deemed invalid as a result.


    Candice''s mood remained low after leaving thew firm and even after returning home.


    Hanley looked at her with a slight frown, then turned and entered the kitchen. When he came out


    again, he was holding a bowl of steaming noodles with a poached egg on top.


    With a hint of helplessness in his eyes, he said, "You haven''t eaten anything all morning. Come and


    have some."


    Candice actually had no appetite, but seeing Hanley''s concerned gaze, she couldn''t refuse. She


    could only go over and reluctantly eat the noodles, which tasted like wax in her mouth.


    He paused and suddenly asked her, "Is what I made so unappetizing?"


    She stopped eating and said, "No, it''s very delicious."


    "I thought my cooking skills had gone to waste after seeing you eat so miserably." Hanley smiled.


    Candice held the fork motionless. She knew Hanley wanted to lighten the mood for her, but she


    couldn''tugh right now.