Chapter 169
Yvonne waspletely oblivious to Candice’s emotions, holding her and crying incessantly.
The blood in Candice’s body seemed to have solidified, and in her mind, Yvonne’s word were
repeating over and over again.
She had already be much thinner recently, herplexion poor. With Yvonne holding onto her,
Candice was shaken and swayed along with herrger movements, as if she could fall at any
moment.
More and more employees gathered around from thepany. Candice numbly raised her head and
nced at them. In their eyes, amazement, pity, sympathy, disdain, and sarcasm all mixed together, as
if they were judging her, ready to strip her bare and y her alive.
Suddenly, her gaze met a pair of ck, cold, and Indifferent eyes. Candice was taken aback, then she
heard Alex’s deep voice,ced with coldness. “Do you treat thepany as your own home?”
Candice’s eyelids trembled. She wanted to say something, but her throat felt like it was being
strangled, and she could not utter a word.
“Ma’am, this is thepany. I understand your feelings, but please don’t get too emotional. If you have
something to say, talk to Candice calmly. After all, you’re her mother, and there shouldn’t be any long
standing grudges between mother and daughter.” Sonia continued after Alex, with a sincere look. Her
words highlighted the difficult rtionship between Candice and Yvonne for those watching.
Candice closed her eyes and, after a long pause, spoke with a hoarse voice. “Yvonne, are you trying to
threaten me? If I don’t agree, will youe here every day?”
“I…” Yvonne’s grip on Candice’s hand stiffened for a moment. After a moment she regained her
don’t want to think of me? She’s not well, what if something happens to her?” Yvonne looked at
Candice with pleading eyes. “I just want your grandfather to help, it’s simple. Mr. Johnson, the
secretary, was his student. As long as he intervenes, Ivor will be fine for sure. Really, Candy, I just want
him to do me this favor.”
The anger that Candice had been suppressing grew stronger. Perhaps it was the looks from the people
surrounding them that made her feel embarrassed. She didn’t know where she found the strength, but
she forcibly removed Yvonne’s hand from her body. Her voice trembled imperceptibly. “I’ll take you
back to Noxville.”
She was about to take out her phone to call for a ride, but Yvonne suddenly grabbed her hand and
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for being useless, ming me for not taking care of you back then, so you want me to leave. But
Candy I can’t leave! Your sister is still sick, and if Ivor is crippled again, how will I live? If you think I’ve
wronged you, I can kneel to you!”
Yvonne’s words and behavior caught Candice off guard.
She could only watch as Yvonne knelt on the ground, performing a genuine and heartie
melodrama.
Kavia had been by Candice’s side the whole time, not moving. Yvonne startled her, but she
eacted quickly, reaching out to pull Yvonne up.
But before her hand could reach Yvonne, she heard Alex’s extremely cold voice. “Call the police, let
theme and handle this.”
The employees who had initially gathered to watch themotion wisely dispersed upon hearing
Alex’s toneced with anger.
Sonia looked at Candice, then shifted her gaze to the kneeling Yvonne. With a light sigh, she said, ”
Lex why bother? After all she’s Candice’s mother. Why do you want to involve the police?”
Candice snapped back to reality. She looked at Yvonne kneeling on the ground, clenched her fists.
and then walked over to forcibly pull her up. Closing her eyes, she shouted in a low voice, “Get up,
get up!”
“Then can you help me, please? Please
tightly, making Candice stumble.
help me, I’m begging you.” Yvonne held Candice’s hand
“Until you sort out your family matters. I don’t want to see you in thepany.” Alex’s icy voice
from behind made Candice’s body tremble.
She slowly released Yvonne’s hand and turned to look at Alex. He had an indifferent expression,
with deep and unreadable eyes.
Candice stared at him for a while before finding the strength to speak. She asked. “Are you asking
me to take leave?”
Alex’s expression remained unchanged. His gaze coldly rested on Candice, then shifted to the
disheveled Yvonne on the ground. He lightly said, “I’ve said before. Aether is not obligated to clean
up your mess. The presence of your leech of a mother makes people want to stay away.”
Candice smiled self–deprecatingly. Alex was not wrong. With someone like Yvonne causing a scene,
thepany would indeed be affected.
Aether and Alex had no obligation to handle these matters for her.
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She could only me hersell.
She took a deep breath, feeling a moment of dizziness, probably because she had not rested well
these past few days.
Candice tried hard to keep herself from copsing. She heard herself saying clearly will handle it
myself.”
Alex’s gaze remained cold. He reminded hef without much emotion. “I don’t want to see this happen
again.”
“Candice, the floor is cold. Let your mom get up quickly, otherwise it’s really inappropriate.” When
Sonia passed by Candice, she reminded her in a whisper. “You know, Lex cares a lot about Aether.
Don’t take it too much to heart.”
Her seemingly caring words were apanied by a subtle delight in her eyes, which she did not
bother to conceal.
The farce continued for about ten minutes before it concluded. Candice, exhausted, watched as
Yvonne finally stood up on her own,cking the energy to say much more to her.
“Candice, I’ve arranged for a designated driver for you,” Ka spoke up, and only then did Candice
notice that she had not left.
She nodded wearily and made her way towards the parking lot.
After a few steps, she turned back to Ka and said, “I’ve ced the meeting materials you’ll need for
tomorrow in the folder on the desk. Just take it.”
Ka looked at her, somewhat unsure of what to say, so she just nodded in a daze.
Candice then nced back at Yvonne, who was still standing there in a daze. Seeing Yvonne now filled
her with an inexplicable sense of fear. Fear of what unexpected actions she might take and uncertainty
about her own ability to handle them.
It was ironic. She had once longed for Yvonne’s motherly love, but now she felt repulsed seeing her.
The designated driver that Ka called arrived quickly. This time, Candice did not pay any attention to
Yvonne. If she wanted to make a scene, she could continue doing so.
However, inevitably, the video of Candice and Yvonne was once again captured and circted in the
anonymous group.
Variousments kept pouring in. Candice watched the videos rapidly ying on her screen
expressionlessly and locked her phone wearily.
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Human malice often manifested in the smallest ces but with the most significant impact
Now, Candice was being portrayed as the unfilial daughter who forced her
kneel.
mother to