Chapter 40
His warm breath tickled Candice’s neck as he spoke, and she tilted her head to the side in response.
However, his hand firmly gripped Candice’s wrist, trapping her in his arms. She experienced a cold
sensation on her neck as his kisses
trailed up to her ear.
Candice’s ears were particrly sensitive. Almost immediately, it caused her body to be limp,
His gaze grew intense as he held her waist, pulling her onto the sofa.
Their eight–year familiarity meant he understood her body well and could quickly make her aroused.
Raindrops pelted the open window in the living room, causing the curtain to flutter and sway
The cold wind on her exposed skin snapped Candice back to reality.
Gritting her teeth, she gathered her strength and shoved Alex away.
They were on the sofa, so Alex was pushed to the other side.
His hair was unkempt. His shirt’s buttons hade undone, exposing his chest and abs.
ng over her shoulders. She took a moment to pull
The slip dress that Candice was wearing had been pulled down and was now loosely hung
up her straps.
Regaining herposure, she demanded. “Look at me. I am not Sonia.”
Alex’s face clouded over, but before he could respond, his phone rang. It was Sonia.
He hesitated, then answered the call
Sonia’s upset voice came through, questioning. “Lex, didn’t you promise to be with me tonight? Why
aren’t you here yet?”
Alex pinched the bridge of his nose, replying. “I’m on my way.”
He hung up the phone.
Candice was still sitting on the sofa. Her slip dress had been severely ripped, exposing her entire back.
Her thin frame gave the impression that her shoulder des were butterfly wings that could p and fly.
Her paleplexion entuated her delicate appearance.
Alex had promised Sonia; therefore, he got up to leave.
He had only taken a step when he turned back to Candice, saying indifferently, “Of course you are not
Sonia.”
Candice lingered in the living room before returning to her room.
Her wrist had turned red and was hurting from where Alex had pulled her. But Alex could not see any of
this, whose only intent seemed to be exploiting his drunkenness for intimacy with her.
Candice spoke with a client in the morning before heading to the office the next day.
Ka greeted her and said cryptically. “It’s quite lively upstairs.”
Candice asked, “What happened?”
“Word is. Mr. Elysian’s mother has arrived and is being tough on Sonia, Ka remarked, sighing. “But
it’s predictable, isn’t it? How frequently do girls from the slums marry into money?”
Candice paid no attention to anything else she said. She was surprised Helen would show up at the
workce: she normally avoided bing involved in such situations.
Before Candice could give this any more thought, she received a call from upstairs requesting that she
Upon Candice’s arrival, she found Helen seated in the reception area with Sonia standing before her.
Evidently. Sonia’s eyes were red from
crying.
There was no sign of Alex.
Helen had caught sight of Candice as she stood at the door, lost in thought. Her treatment of Candice
was consistently poor. She asked, ”
Where’s Alex?
“I don’t know,” Candice said.
“Aren’t you his secretary?”
“I’m no longer working in the president’s office,” Candice said quietly.
Seeing the coffee in front of Helen, Candice approached with a slight frown, suggesting. “Allow me to
rece this coffee with some ck tea for you.”
Helen was never a coffee drinker.
The woman hamrumphed and said, “People from lowly backgrounds just aren’t presentable.”
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It was unclear whether herment targeted Candice or Sonia.
ustomed to such , Candice calmly reced the coffee with tea, maintaining a neutral
expression.
Sonia, already teary–eyed, seemed even more distressed; her lips were pursed, exuding a sense of
vulnerability.
Helen, evidently in a foul mood, tasted the tea and then set the cup down, her voice dripping with
sarcasm, “Alex’s tastes are consistently
disappointing.”
Candice did not linger, knowing it wasn’t her ce to intervene with Helen, both emotionally and
logically.
As she made her way downstairs, she overheard some whispering..
“Being a rich man’s daughter–inw is tough. Did you see how Sonia was belittled by Mr. Elysian’s
mother?”
Helen’s standards were high, and Candice had never been able to impress her over the years.
She was curious as to Alex’s level of indulgence toward Sonia.
After Helen’s departure, Alex arrived. Office staff returning from upstairs began to gossip,
They imed Sonia had broken down in tears upon seeing Alex, voicing her grievances.
Candice, focusing on her work, did not pay attention to what they were saying, nor did she join the
discussion.
Instead, Ka craned her neck and asked, “What was Mr. Elysian’s reaction?”
“What else but to immediately console her?”
Candice, pausing her typing, reflected that Alex was indeed protective of Sonia.
Helen’s remarks to Sonia today, though softer than her initial encounter with Candice, still deeply
affected Alex.
Candice was surprised to see Jackson at Aether Corporation, ready to pick her up after work. She
greeted him with a wave.
“What brings you here?” she inquired as she neared him.
Jackson yfully responded, “Can’t I see you without a purpose?”
Afterughing at his ownment, he presented a small box and said, “I forgot thisst time. It pairs
with the one I gave earlier, I thought it seemed lonely alone at home, so I brought its mate. Lovers must
end up together.”
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The little figure in this box was holding a blue heart, as opposed to the pink one Jackson had given her
previously. They were, indeed, at couple.
Curiously, Candice asked if he was into ceramics.
Jackson shared, “My grandfather was; I picked it up from him as a kid.”
Concluding, he suggested. “There’s a ceramic exhibit tonight. Care to join me?”
Candice was going to agree because she had nothing nned for the evening. Then, she noticed Alex
and Sonia exiting the building.
Sonia, with red eyes, clung to Alex like a distressed kitten.
Candice averted her sight. After thinking her coworkers were being overdramatic in the afternoon, she
discovered they were actually understating the gravity of the situation.
Jackson would always greet Alex upon seeing him, but Alex, who only gave him a passing nce,
rarely returned the greeting.
Candice, under his gaze, remained indifferent.
In contrast, Sonia, who was holding Alex’s hand, tightened her grip and said. “Let’s go, Lex; it’s getting
Alex acknowledged with a hum and headed to his car.
Candice averted her look and inquired, “Aren’t we going to the exhibition? It’s gettingte.”
Jackson was taken aback. Then he opened the car door for her and said with a smile, “I
thought you wouldn’t be interested.”
“How could that be?” Candice paused before she answered, “The ceramics you make are lovely, I like
them a lot.”
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