Chapter 0533


    Candice paused. "He''s discharged from the hospital after recovering. What''s the big deal?"


    "You''re right, but Sieg said he shouldn''t have been discharged now. His condition isn''t stable yet; it


    was his own insistence."


    Yana spoke as she looked at Candice.


    She felt a sigh in her heart. She didn''t expect Alex to end up like this.


    Since Alex had sent Daniel to court for Candice''s sake, his reputation in the circle had been


    prized.


    Although the older generation all said Alex was heartless, the younger generation thought Alex was


    quite remarkable.


    He had courage, and he was devoted.


    Although more people were just spectators, there were still quite a few who envied Candice.


    Despite all that, Candice seemed indifferent. She packed her and Ellis''s luggage then turned to


    Yana and said, "It seems I won''t be able to attend your promotion celebration dinner. So,


    congrattions in advance."


    Yana changed the subject, feeling emotional. "Well, there''s nothing we can do. We''ll have to wait


    until next year to get together."


    "Oh, by the way, isn''t Hanley going back to Dorrington City next month? I thought you two might


    meet, but it turns out you missed each other."


    Candice said, "I''m just going abroad; it''s not like we won''t see each other. He''lle overseaster,


    and I''ll invite him to dinner then."


    Yana winked at her. "So, when will you and Hanley get together?"


    Candice was stunned. She hadn''t been in a good moodtely and hadn''t contacted Hanley much.


    Seeing her not answering, Yana furrowed her brows and asked again, "What''s with that expression?


    Did you two have a fight?"


    Candice shook her head. "No."


    "You scared me. I thought you two had a fight."


    She lowered her gaze to her phone screen and didn''t respond further to Yana''s words.


    The day she left Dorrington City, her flight was at 7:30 in the morning, but by the time she arrived


    back home, it was still daytime.


    The housekeeper had been waiting for her. Candice handed Ellis to her and went to freshen up.


    Long flights were ufortable, especially with such arge time difference.


    But even lying in bed, Candice couldn''t fall asleep no matter how hard she tried.


    During her absence, work had piled up. She had been leaving early and returningte, almost


    spending every day at the office.


    The tasks on Darius''s side were heavy, and Candice had to report some work to him regrly,


    knowing she was still in Dorrington City.


    "Alex mentioned cooperation with me recently. What do you think?" Darius asked leisurely.


    Candice could tell from his tone that he had already made up his mind about everything. She said,


    "If you think it''s okay, then it''s okay."


    Darius chuckled. "I thought you would be unhappy, so I wanted to ask your opinion."


    Candice asked, "What if I disagree?"


    Darius raised an eyebrow. "That''s your business."


    The implication was that whether she agreed or not, he didn''t care. He was just asking for the sake


    of appearances.


    Candice lowered her eyshes and said expressionlessly, "It''s up to you."


    Darius nced at her meaningfully. "Then be prepared."


    He didn''t specify what preparation he meant, and Candice didn''t ask. If it was really important,


    Darius would have instructed her.


    It was the weekend today, and she was busy taking Ellis to the hospital for vination.


    Ellis was growing fast, and there seemed to be changes in her appearance recently. The nanny


    would take her to the nearby park to y every afternoon.


    When she went over, Ellis was holding a small dog and not letting go. Seeing Candiceing, the


    nanny said, "Ellis really likes this dog. The owner said it has been vinated and won''t hurt her."


    Candice didn''t mind Ellis liking the dog. She nced at Ellis''s dirty clothes and felt a bit helpless.


    Then, she picked her up and said, "Let''s go home and change clothes. We''ll get vinatedter."


    Ellis blinked her eyes, not understanding anything.


    When Candice was busy, Yana told her that Alex had firmly established himself at Aether


    Corporation.


    She said, "So, in the end, Oscar, a bastard child, has nothing. How could he possiblypete with


    Alex?"


    "Alex has the support of the Sui family behind him, and he''s also signed a cooperation agreement


    with the Quimby family in Sris. Moreover, the members of the board are all opportunists. As soon


    as they saw that the situation wasn''t favorable, they abandoned Oscar."


    "Oscar is in a difficult situation now. When Alex suppressed him, he didn''t hold back. I heard from


    my friend that he resigned from Aether Corporation a few days ago. Anyway, it looks quite bleak."


    Candice knew all about these things. When shemunicated with Darius about work before, he


    would mention them in passing.


    She also asked Darius why he coborated with Alex. Darius said, "Isn''t doing business for the sake


    of profit?"


    But as for how much benefit Alex gave Darius to secure his foothold, she didn''t ask.


    After work, Candice packed up and went home. She didn''t have much work today, so she rarely got


    home early.


    However, when she got home, Ellis and the nanny hadn''t returned yet. Candice didn''t think much of


    it, assuming that the weather was nice today, so Ellis wanted to y outside a little longer.


    It was almost dinner time when Ellis and the nanny finally returned. The little girl reached out her


    hand eagerly for Candice to hold her, looking extremely happy.


    Candice asked, "Why are you so happy today?"N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    Ellis babbled and couldn''t exin clearly. Candice looked at the nanny, who paused and exined,


    "The weather was nice today, and there were many other children in the park."


    Candice said, "But you shouldn''t y toote. You need toe home before dinner."


    The nanny nodded repeatedly, but the next night, they still came back a bitte.


    Candice felt displeased. She called the nanny aside, and after hesitating for a while, the nanny


    looked at her for a long time before exining the reason.


    The day after she finished work in the afternoon, she didn''t go home but went directly to the nearby


    park.


    She could already hear Ellis''sughter before she arrived.


    Candice stood there motionless, watching as Ellis walked unsteadily across thewn, with a young


    tall man guarding her in front.


    Finally, Ellis seemed to step on something, and she sat down abruptly. Her mouth ttened as if she


    was about to cry. Then, the next moment, she was lifted up by someone. Her mouth, which had


    been frowning, turned upward into a smile, and she became happy again.


    Alex held Ellis, his lips also curved into a smile.


    Then, he saw Candice.


    The smile on his lips froze, and he slowly put Ellis down. Like a child who had done something


    wrong, he looked at Candice with unease and nervousness.


    Candice nced at him, said nothing, walked up, and lifted Ellis, whispering, "Let''s go home with


    Mommy."


    Footsteps followed behind her, and Alex''s voice was low, "I didn''t deliberately not tell you I was


    coming. I was just afraid you''d be unhappy to see me."


    Candice stopped. "Why did youe if you knew I''d be unhappy?"


    He fell silent and looked at her. "I didn''t mean to make you unhappy. It''s just... I haven''t seen you in


    so long."