Chapter 0493
The girl nced around and found an excuse to leave.
Alex suppressed emotions and slowly shifted his gaze to Ellis. For the past three days, he had been
reying the scene at the hospital in his mind.
He heard the little girl calling Candice "mom," and heard Candice responding in a tone of
unprecedented gentleness.
The scenes would appear in his dreams every night. Whenever he closed his eyes, Candice and
this child would appear.
Even more crazily, he dreamed that this child called him "dad".
Alex didn’t like drinking, and he despised alcoholics even more. But in order to hear the word "dad"
a few more times, he let himself get drunk for three days.
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He thought that as long as he fell asleep, he could hear it again.
And then he indulged in that dream...
Alex had felt like he was going crazy as he allowed himself to sink into such absurdity for a near
impossible possibility.
Now, he looked at Candice, his eyes carrying some expectation that even he himself didn''t realize.
However, Candice casually nced at him, as if they were truly unfamiliar, then stepped back two
steps, and said coldly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Alex said, "I''ll take you back to the hotel first."
"No need." Candice frowned slightly, looked at the sky, feeling that it was indeed going to rain, and
she became a little impatient. "If there''s nothing else, don''t waste my time. It''s going to rain."
He stubbornly looked at her. "I can take you back."
"I told you I don''t need it, can''t you understand?" Candice replied crossly.
Ellis seemed to be awakened by their conversation. She moved a few times in Candice''s arms, and
Candice became even more impatient.
She looked at Alex, her tone cold. "I have no interest in the questions you want to ask, I have no
obligation to answer you, and we haven''t had any contact for a long time, so you''d better not bother
me anymore. It''s really annoying."
Candice thought that with these words, someone as proud as Alex would leave.
To her surprise, he didn''t move at all. Instead, he looked at her in silence.
Instead, he asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Do you have anything else to say? I''m listening." His tone
was calm, without the usual sharpness, as if no matter what Candice said, he would go along with
her.
Upon hearing this, Candice couldn''t help but sneer. The depth of her eyes became heavier, and she
imitated Alex''s previous tone, saying, "Alex, don''t you feel like you''ve lowered yourself now?"
Alex''s pupils suddenly contracted. He watched as Candice turned and walked away from him.
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It did rain on the way back. Yana''s friend didn''t dare to drive, so Candice did instead. The girl sat in
the back seat with Ellis in her arms.
As they approached the traffic light in front of the hotel, Candice saw the girl ncing at her for the
third time through the rearview mirror. She said calmly, "If you have something to ask, just say it."
"Well, I''m just a little curious, you and Alex..." The girl seemed apologetic. "Sorry, I didn''t mean
anything. It''s just that I have a friend who just started working at Aether Corporation this year, so
I''ve been paying attention. I''m just curious, did you two used to date? Why does he look so
wronged?"
The girl''s words were actually quite tactful. She probably wanted to ask if Candice dumped Alex,
because of how he had looked just before.
Candice''s eyshes drooped, her voice as usual as she replied, "Not really, he''s just my former
boss."
"Oh, so you two had a crush on each other." The girl nodded, deeply convinced she was right. "But
Alex is ruthless. It takes courage to date him. My friend said he looks scary with a stern face every
day at thepany. And I heard he had a fiancée before, but it seems it fell through."
-
Candice had to stay in Dorrington City for two more days as she was worried that Ellis might have a
fever again
Yana woulde over after work, and Hannah also came once, but didn''t stay long and left in a
hurry. It was said that the Baldwin family was in chaos recently, so her return might have something
to do with it.
Jackson called to express concern, but he had been in Sris recently and couldn''te back.
Since Candice went to South City, she hadn''t seen Jackson again. Usually, they only contacted
each other through phone calls and texts.
She joked about whether he was nning to build a career in Sris. He paused for a moment
before replying, "It''s not impossible. If there''s a suitable opportunity, I''d also like toe to Sris."
Candice remembered Be, but she didn''t ask.
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On a sunny Friday, Candice felt bored staying in the hotel, so she decided to take Ellis out for a
stroll.
She didn''t expect to bump into Sonia.
To be precise, she ran into Sonia supporting a middle-aged man with a limp. The man smelled of
alcohol, his clothes were not in good condition, and because of his limp, he seemed shorter than
Sonia.
Although it looked like she was helping him walk, it was more urate to say he was grabbing onto
Sonia''s arm. Even though they were separated by a traffic light, Candice could still hear his loud
voice.
"What''s wrong with me drinking? Drinking is better than you, a hen that can''ty eggs! Damn it, you
sick bitch, and you''re not even a virgin! You should be happy that I was willing to marry you. Don''t
forget my mother gave your family two hundred thousand as dowry!"
His words were slurred, and Candice guessed it was because of the alcohol.
Candice remembered what Ka had said before, that Sonia married. This man was probably her
husband.
Candice had no sympathy, especially not for Sonia.
Sonia also saw Candice. She stood there nkly, looking even thinner than before, her face no
longer pale but sallow. Her cheekbones had sunk in, and in the span of a year, she seemed to have
experienced something that had worn her down like this.
Compared to Candice''s indifference, Sonia''s reaction was much stronger. She instinctively lowered
her head and, before the traffic light turned green, tried to pull away from her drunken husband.
But she was pulled back, and her husband cursed loudly. "Are you blind?! Are you trying to kill me,
and then take my money to find another man?!"
The scene began immediately.
Candice frowned and decided to walk back with Ellis.
On the way back to the hotel, there was a supermarket with a children’s ride shaped like a tiger at
the entrance, and Ellis pointed to it, wanting to y.
Candice had no choice but to apany her to y. Just as they started, a few people came out of
the supermarket entrance.
William, where are we going to have funter? Do you want to go to Everdeen Mountain? I heard
there are some new cars there, it''s really exciting."
"How exciting can it be? Can it be more exciting than my car?" A disdainful voice rang out.
When Candice heard it, her whole body suddenly stiffened.
William Zanford.
How could he be here?
But the ride hadn''t stopped yet, and Candice couldn''t take Ellis away, so she could only turn her
back to William and try to be inconspicuous.
But Ellis was enjoying herself andughing non-stop.
William hated children the most, and he impatiently cursed and looked over. His gaze fell on that
slender back and his eyes narrowed slightly.