Chapter 0520


    Candice let Alex hold her wrist until she heard his voice almost trembling as he questioned her, and


    she finally spared him a nce.


    She frowned hard, with a hint of confusion and impatience. After a while, she said softly, "Alex,


    sometimes, I really think you''re strange."


    Alex''s gaze trembled. "Which part of me is strange?"


    Candice lowered her head, looking at her wrist that was being gripped by Alex. He held it so tightly


    that it seemed like he could crush her delicate wrist bones directly.


    "It was you who chased after me first. At that time, you found it novel, so you would do anything for


    me."


    "Later on, perhaps you grew tired of me, so you rejected me. You used your actions and


    humiliations to repeatedly force me to leave. Now that I have finally left, you still insist on making


    me return to you."


    Candice raised her gaze, her clear eyes filled with iprehension and a fatigue that made Alex''s


    heart tremble. "Alex, I can''t afford to y this game with you, neither do I want to."


    Candice was speaking from her heart. She had noticed Alex''s deliberate attempts to please her, but


    she only felt exhausted.


    She would worry that Alex''s approach was another profitable scheme or that he was simply bored


    with life and had plenty of time and energy to y, unlike her. She could not afford to y along.


    Almost as if she had seen through Alex''s thoughts, Candice''s gaze was indifferent.


    "No." Alex''s gaze hardened, and he exined in a deep voice, "Erica and I, we''re not what you


    think. I just..."


    He seemed hesitant, gently closing his eyes, but not knowing how to say those words.


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    Because he knew that her safety was not guaranteed around him, because he was afraid of her


    getting hurt, but he could not help but cherish their rtionship, so he could only force himself not to


    see her...


    These words floated in Alex''s mind, but he himself felt that those words could not be said out loud.


    His heart was beating very fast, almost as if it was about to burst out of his chest.


    He kept quiet, and he heard Candice''s voice mocking him, "You just what? You just got sick of her,


    so you want toe back to me?"


    Sometimes, Candice would think back to those days when she was with Alex, and she would feel


    like she was just like what people called a "loyal puppy" online.


    She would let Alex insult her and look down on her, but she would still obediently wait for him,


    hoping that he woulde back to her.


    She always thought that as long as she was close enough and persevered enough, she could wait


    for Alex, and they would be just like Romeo and Juliet. How pathetic.


    Candice slowly exhaled and pulled her hand out of Alex''s grip forcibly. She looked at her wrist,


    which was already red from being squeezed.


    She said, "But Alex, even if you and those women were just acting, what you consider acting has


    be a reality to me. Your excuses and reasons sound ridiculous to me."


    "A well-intentioned lie is still a lie. Besides, I don''t feel any kindness from you. I only know that you


    really dislike me and wish I would disappear from your sight."


    Since she hade this far, Candice did not hold back anymore. Some things were better said now


    to avoid Alex bothering her in the future.


    She paused before continuing. "Alex, the feelings between us have long been severed, and once


    they''re broken, they can never be repaired."


    Candice was no stranger to the business world. As smart as she was, she could deduce a lot from


    the situation in the Elysian family. Whether it was Alex''s scheme or Daniel''s oppression, anyone


    who knew them well could see the clues.


    But so what? Even if Alex were to say that he was protecting her from Daniel''s influence, Candice


    would only find it more ridiculous.