Chapter 0553


    Alex was still wearing his hospital gown, with a coat draped over it. Ellis was happily clinging to his


    neck, looking like a very affectionate father-daughter pair.


    This was the first time Candice had seen Alex in the past few days. Inparison, he had lost


    some weight, probably due to his previous high fever.


    Candice looked at Ellis in his arms. Although she had not said anything yet, Alex already


    understood what she meant.


    He put Ellis on the ground and then asked Candice, "Can I enter?"


    The tone was hesitant, sounding somewhat constrained.


    Candice replied, "Is anything the matter?"


    Alex then entered the ward and said, "I won''t let her catch a cold. I''m paying attention to that."


    Candice realized he was answering her previous question. She nodded and said, "I know."


    Ellis had been going to Alex''s room these days and was always delighted to do so, indicating that


    Alex was indeed attentive.


    Alex hesitated, looking at Candice. Despite his calm exterior, he was acutely aware of his own


    greed.


    He wanted to look at her more, to be with her without reservation, just like earlier when she asked


    her question casually and effortlessly.


    The Alex of the past did not take it to heart, yet now he felt that Candice''s tone was so precious.


    He had been silent all along, and Candice frowned lightly. Alex noticed her mood, a hint of


    disappointment shing in his eyes, but he still said, "Darius is not a good person. Don''t have too


    much contact with him. I''m afraid you''ll suffer."


    He spoke earnestly, fearing that Candice would not believe him.


    "The Quimby family''s affairs are not that simple. Solomon''s disappearance is also rted to Darius.


    If he approaches you for the sake of the Quimby family, you''d better not get involved."


    Candice had initially doubted the rtionship between the Quimby family and Darius. Now, hearing


    Alex say this, she could not help but be shocked.


    However, Alex''s reminder was well-intentioned, so she replied, "I understand, thank you."


    As for the end of her cooperation with Darius and her uing return to her home country at the


    end of the month, she did not tell Alex.


    Alex did want to stay a little longer in Candice''s ward, but seeing that she did not seem very


    interested, he left.


    He did not return to his own ward, but turned and headed to the hospital garden.


    Looking at the somewhat overcast sky, Alex suddenly felt like smoking.


    He looked up at the sky, his Adam''s apple rolling lightly, bitterness and heaviness deep in his eyes.


    -


    After Alex left, Candice thought for a long time before contacting Jackson.


    Although she was not clear about what had happened between Jackson and Darius, Alex was right.


    Darius was unfathomable, and Jackson would be better off being cautious.


    Moreover, Darius obviously had the intention of dealing with Jackson, otherwise, he would not have


    asked her.


    As soon as the phone connected, Jackson''s deep voice came through. Candice paused slightly.


    Since she had known Jackson, this was the first time she had heard him speak in such a tone.


    "Candice? What''s wrong?" His voice sounded tired. "I''ve been really busytely."


    Candice came to her senses and said softly. "Do you have any grudges with Darius?"


    Jackson was stunned. "Why do you ask?"


    "Darius came to see me today, with Be. He asked me if we were friends. I saw Miss Quimby


    looking very nervous, so I thought I''d ask you."


    After she finished speaking, Jackson fell silent for a moment before swearing. "He found E so


    quickly?"


    Candice was worried. "What is going on?"


    "This matter is quiteplicated. In short, Darius is not a good person. Previously, E went abroad


    to avoid him, but unexpectedly, he still found her.


    “However, we are still trying to find out what happened to Solomon, so it''s not convenient to discuss


    the details." Jackson paused at the end and asked her, "How is E doing, is she okay?"


    Candice remembered Be''s frail and pale appearance and did not lie to Jackson. "She doesn''t look


    too good."


    Jackson''s breath hitched. "Do you know why E was avoiding him? It''s because he had previously


    kept E locked up in a vi, surrounded by bodyguards, not allowing her to step out of the vi.


    "Candice, this is illegal imprisonment, do you know? Illegal imprisonment!" Jackson''s voice was


    almost a growl at the end, and Candice could feel his anger.


    But there was nothing she could do. She only reminded Jackson to be more careful in the future


    before ending the call.


    All sorts of messy things surged up at once, and Candice felt her whole brain was exhausted.


    -


    Candice was discharged from the hospital in just two days. On the day of her discharge, Ellis was in


    a very good mood and kept wanting to run upstairs.


    Yana coaxed her. "Let''s not go up today, okay? Do you know that we''re picking up your mom and


    going home today?"


    Ellis did not know and still wanted to go upstairs.


    Candice said, "She''s used to going up. Take her up. I''ll pack and wait for you here."


    However, no one expected that her trip would cause an ident.


    -


    Alex needed to be on drip for a few days. Usually, by the time Ellis came upstairs, he had already


    finished the drip. But today, because Candice was being discharged, Ellis came up very early, and


    Alex still had the needle in his hand.


    And how would little Ellis know about this? When she saw Alex, she ran over and pounced on him


    without a word.


    Yana could not stop her in time, and Ellis had already pressed down on the hand where Alex was


    being infused.


    Alex let out a muffled groan, sweat beading on his forehead.


    Just as Candice had finished packing, Yana''s call came in, her voice sounding very anxious.


    "Something''s happened!"


    In the background, there was the sound of Ellis crying loudly.


    Without thinking much, Candice went straight upstairs. As soon as she entered Alex''s ward, she


    saw Yana holding Ellis sitting on the sofa, and Ellis crying uncontrobly.


    On the other side, two nurses were surrounding Alex.


    Yana said, "The needle pierced his blood vessel on his hand, and a lot of blood flowed out. Baby


    Mulberry was scared to death."


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    When Ellis pounced, the needle in Alex''s hand shifted, directly piercing the blood vessel, causing


    blood to instantly seep out.


    After the nurse removed the needle, even more blood flowed out.


    Ellis had never seen anything like this before, but she could sense that she had caused trouble and


    was frightened, crying inconsbly.


    After finally calming her down and the nurse handling the situation, Alex''s wound was covered with


    gauze.


    Candice looked at the gauze on his hand and said, "I''m sorry, she caused you trouble."


    Ellis'' eyes were red from crying, still sniffling.


    Alex walked over and gently touched Ellis'' head with his uninjured hand, his voice soft, "Were you


    scared?"


    But this touch made Ellis cry even louder for some reason.


    Alex felt helpless. He looked at Candice instinctively, who frowned slightly.


    Unexpectedly, the next moment, Ellis crawled down from the sofa and hugged Alex''s leg, her voice


    soft as she sobbed. "Daddy... Pain..."