Chapter 0465


    After returning to the vi, Candice was still in a daze, unable to shake off the faint smell of


    disinfectant from the hospital in her mind.


    Nausea.


    Fear.


    Various emotions entangled and surged up, making it difficult for her to breathe.


    Alex''s name on the registration book handed over by the nurse at the reception desk couldn''t help


    but erge in her mind, and finally everything in front of her was rendered ck.


    Her mind filled with the cries of children and the sobbing of women.


    Candice woke up from suffocation, and the daylight outside the window was still bright. She sat on


    the edge of the bed, her mind nk for a moment, and realized that it was only four o''clock in the


    afternoon.


    When Hanley brought her back, it had already been around noon. Her mind had been a mess, and


    she had gone upstairs without saying anything and fell asleep in a daze.


    She pressed her temples and got up to go downstairs.


    To her surprise, everyone was downstairs, including Nadia and the others, even Yana and Jackson


    hade over.


    Hearing hering downstairs, everyone raised their eyebrows.


    Yana looked at her, the pain in her eyes was genuine. "What''s wrong? Howe you''ve lost so


    much weight sincest year?"


    In fact, Yana''s condition wasn''t that good either. She was clearly thinner than before, and the dark


    circles under her eyes were very obvious.


    She was too busy looking at Candice andpletely forgotten about her own situation.


    "Candice." Jackson''s gentle voice sounded, and he asked with concern, "Are you feeling


    ufortable? Hanley said your mood was very bad this morning."


    They all knew about the problem with the first prenatal screening. When Hanley brought Candice


    back in the morning, both of them looked worse than each other, so they didn''t dare to ask too


    much.


    When Candice heard Jackson''s words, her body stiffened slightly. To be honest, she didn''t know


    what to say.


    But inevitably, she thought of the scene in the hospital again, and her body couldn''t help but tremble


    lightly.


    Yana clicked her tongue and directly pulled Candice to sit down. "Let me tell you, that hospital is no


    good. My aunt had surgery there before. It was clearly appendicitis, but they kept saying it was


    gastroenteritis.


    "Listen to me, tomorrow I''ll take you to another hospital. Let my cousin give you a check-up


    personally. She''s an obstetrician and gynecologist, absolutely no problem!"


    Yana had always been full of energy, as if these things were nothing to her.


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    Sieg walked into GT bar casually, stopped at a booth, and threw the car keys on the table. "No, why


    did you ask me to check those things for you? What''s the matter with the hospital? I''m not familiar


    with it. If you want to check this, shouldn''t you find Jackson? His family has many acquaintances in


    this area."


    Alex sat there, looking very gloomy.


    A wallmp lit up above his head, which should have made his expression clearer, but now it


    seemed to highlight the tranquility and destion of his dark eyes, as if covered with ayer of mist


    of a cold winter.


    The loneliness in his eyes couldn''t be ignored.


    The casual expression on Sieg''s face disappeared when he saw this.


    He sat down opposite Alex. "What happened?"


    Alex''s eyes lifted slightly, his gaze cold as he asked Sieg, "When will there be results?"


    "In three days," Sieg replied.


    "Good." Alex nodded. His ck eyes seemed like an abyss, carrying emotions that others couldn''t


    see through. "No matter who did it, you have to tell me. Even if it''s them, the same applies."


    Sieg was stunned. Alex''s meaning was clear; he already had a suspect in mind.


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    Yana said she would schedule an appointment for Candice at another hospital, and she acted


    quickly. That evening, she directly arranged for her cousin to do a check-up for Candice.


    Candice hadn''t even had time to react. She just heard Yana telling her the time, and subconsciously


    touched her belly.


    Her abdomen was actually still very t,pletely different from other pregnant women with visible


    baby bumps.


    "There''s no use in over-thinking. One thing for sure is that you can''t bear to part with this child."


    Naida patted Candice''s arm. "Be more open-minded. Maybe things aren''t as bad as you think."


    However, before Candice could go for another check-up, an unexpected person came looking for


    her.


    Daniel invited her to meet over the phone.


    His words were concise and unquestionable.


    Candice treated his invitation with caution.


    Unlike Helen''s sarcasm, Daniel was very profound, decisive in his actions, exuding umted


    dignity and solemnity.


    During the years Candice worked at Aether Corporation and for the Elysian family, unless


    necessary, she rarely had contact with Daniel.


    When she arrived at the agreed ce with him, she found that he was already there, apanied


    by someone who looked like a secretary.


    Seeing Candice, he didn''t beat around the bush.


    He pointed directly at a medical report on the table and said, "Your child is deformed. Do you n to


    keep it?"


    She raised her eyebrows in astonishment and looked at him.


    Daniel''s expression was solemn. "I don''t want to waste time, and you should know my purpose.


    Abort the child and leave Dorrington City."


    He still had the samemanding tone. Candice didn''t even have a chance to speak.


    She looked at the report on the table, which was her prenatal screening result. Even after checking


    the data again, she still felt a heavy constriction in her chest.


    But she tried hard to calm herself down. "Mr. Elysian, I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    "Since you yourself said that the child is not Alex''s, then don''t keep it, especially since it''s an


    unhealthy child." Daniel looked at Candice with eagle-like eyes, bringing a heavy sense of


    oppression. "You''re still young, and you have a great future ahead. There''s no need to waste time


    on this matter, right?"


    His words seemed like persuasion, but there was always a subtle pressure in his tone as an


    authority figure.


    Candice''s hands slowly clenched. She took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Mr. Elysian, since


    you know the child is not Alex''s, you have no right to interfere, let alone tell me what to do."


    Daniel frowned impatiently, a clear expression of annoyance. He looked at Candice sternly. "Risk


    avoidance is the instinct of every businessman. Perhaps you should learn it too!" He signaled to the


    secretary beside him.


    The secretary ced a copy of a contract in front of Candice.


    Looking at the date on the contract, it was from several years ago, just two months after she arrived


    at Aether Corporation.


    Candice''s eyes twitched.


    She opened the first page of the contract. Gradually, her face started to pale abnormally, until finally,


    her eyes widened. At first, she looked dazed, then transformed into disbelief.


    Daniel seemed quite satisfied with her reaction. A hint of disdain gradually appeared in his eyes.


    "Have you learned?” he asked. “With this contract, as long as I want, I can make you stay in prison


    forever without any hope of getting out!" He pointed to the report on the table, his tone chillingly


    cold. "The court subpoena, or the deformed child in your womb. As long as you''re not stupid, you


    know how to choose."


    His voice was grim and full of implications.