Chapter 0522
Alex himself could not help but despise his own despicableness.
It was already deep into the night, and he looked at the ink-blue sky outside the window, a hint of
confusion passing through his eyes.
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Candice had already made things very clear the night before, and she had thought that Alex would
leave.
However, when she woke up in the morning, she saw that breakfast was already set on the table,
and there was activity in the kitchen.
Alex brought out thest set of breakfast and nced at Candice, who seemed normal, with a faint
nasal tone in his voice. "Let''s have breakfast. I made it while wearing a mask."
Candice was about to speak when her phone suddenly rang. It was from Darius.
She nced at Alex, then ced Ellis on the sofa and went to answer the phone. After Darius
talked to her about some work matters, he changed the subject and asked, "Is Alex with you?"
Candice hesitated. "Yes."
Darius said, "He seems to be in the mood toe and find you now."
Candice could not discern his tone and did not know how to respond.
She hung up and returned to the dining room, only to see Alex heating milk for Ellis.
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His expression was very serious, almost as if he were dealing with something very important.
Candice saw that he was holding a phone in his left hand and a thermometer in his right hand,
measuring the temperature of the milk.
Meanwhile, Ellis was watching his back, smiling with her mouth wide open.
Candice looked at Ellis, then walked over, took the milk from Alex, and quickly heated it before
feeding it to Ellis.
Alex watched her skillful movements, hesitated for a moment, and then exined, "I read online
that milk shouldn''t exceed 60 degrees, so I wanted to measure the temperature."
Ellis had already started drinking from the bottle, so Candice went straight to the kitchen to make
herself a cup of coffee. "I''ll be going to the officeter. I''ll also ask Mrs. Robinson toe over and
take care of things."
What she meant was that Alex could leave.
Alex was stunned for a moment before saying with a nod, "Very well."
Candice finished breakfast and contacted Mrs. Robinson only to be told that she had gone on
vacation because they had agreed she would not work on weekends.
Feeling conflicted as Darius had just called to inform her of a project that needed immediate
attention, Candice looked at Ellis.
Sensing her dilemma, Alex set down his knife and fork and said softly, "I can wait for you toe
back before I leave."
Candice looked at him, her eyes filled with suspicion.
A hint of bitterness shed across Alex''s face. "I''m her father..."
He paused halfway through his sentence, almost as if he realized he had said the wrong thing, and
he nced at Candice subconsciously.
Candice''s eyebrows twitched, but she did not react strongly. It was a fact that Ellis was Alex''s
daughter.
Alex''s pitch-ck pupils looked at her, his gaze deep and tranquil. After a while, he said, "There are
some things I don''t know how to exin to you. You''re right, I kept it from you. I''m a jerk. But I can
assure you, when I found out about Ellis, I was happier than anyone else, and I never once thought
of hurting either of you."
Alex spoke slowly. He rarely exined himself to anyone, but facing Candice''s distrustful eyes, he
felt like his throat was being constricted, making it difficult to breathe.
"When I was in Dorrington, I didn''t know he wouldy a hand on you, and I didn''t know he would
use my name to sign that consent form..."
Alex thought of the surgery consent form that had been handed to him with his name written on it
ringly, and he felt unbearable difort.
Even he felt angry and panicked when he saw such a thing, let alone what Candice''s reaction would
have been when she was deceived into signing it.