My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s)

Chapter 0369

After ending the call with Darius, Candice was surprised to find a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

Darius had arranged to meet her tomorrow night at the 16th floor of the Pearl Grand Hotel.

Candice threw her phone aside and took a deep breath. The faces of Darius and Henry kept flashing in her mind, accompanied by Alex's words.

She felt stifled and annoyed as she was unable to shake off the feeling of heaviness in her heart.

She almost locked herself in her room all day. It wasn't until noon when Angela called her that she felt her dizzy head clear up slightly.

Once Candice answered the call, Angela's voice came through. "What happened? How did you and Mr. Elysian end up in a car accident together?"

"We were rear-ended."

Candice didn't want to explain much and simply recounted the incident.

She thought Angela was just asking out of concern, but she didn't expect her tone to change, "Then let us come and visit you. You and Mr. Elysian are in the same hotel, send us your location, and we'll come to see you." Candice was about to decline when she heard Angela whisper, "Don't misunderstand, I just want to seize this opportunity to impress Mr. Elysian. Everyone from our studio will come. We're counting on Mr. Elysian's investment."

With her saying this, Candice naturally couldn't refuse and could only send the address to Angela. But she also emphasized that they didn't need to come to see her, just contact Sawyer to find Alex.

Unexpectedly, Angela and the others still came to see her, bringing a bunch of supplements with them.

Candice tried to refuse. "Mr. Elysian is upstairs."

"I know he's upstairs, but we can't just go up without permission. When I contacted Sawyer just now, he was still at the hospital for a check-up and told us to come find you," Angela said. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"You can directly call Mr. Elysian..."

Before Candice could finish her sentence, Angela interrupted her. She grabbed Candice's hand. "Can you help me out? If I don't meet this year's target, I'll probably get fired. So, can you just take us to Mr. Elysian? Please."

Angela's act of being soft and sweet made it difficult for Candice to refuse, so she reluctantly followed her into the elevator.

Once inside, Angela let go of her hand and blinked innocently at Candice. "I'm sorry, but I really might get fired."

Seeing her like this, Candice's initial displeasure dissipated completely, and she said, "Alex is quite seriously injured. I don't know if he'll see you."

"It's okay, it's okay. We're just here to express our concern."

When they reached Alex's door, Candice knocked for a while without any response. She waited patiently for two minutes before knocking again, still to no avail.

She glanced at Angela. "It seems like he's not here."

Before she finished speaking, the door behind her opened.

Alex was wearing a bathrobe, his chest exposed, revealing a large area of skin.

Candice frowned instantly. "Angela's studio heard that you were injured and specially came to see you." She spoke quickly and softly, intending to remind Alex to put on some clothes.

However, he just glanced at the people and turned to walk back into the room. "Come in."

Candice hesitated for a moment before following him inside.

By the time they entered, Alex had already tidied his bathrobe and was sitting on the sofa, looking at them expressionlessly.

Angela tried to lighten the mood, smiling as she said, "Mr. Elysian, you have no idea how worried we all were when we heard about the car accident. Look, we didn't even have lunch and came straight here to visit you."

She deliberately raised her voice and sounded coquettish, like a cute little cat begging for attention.

Alex said in a deep voice, "No need to bother."

"What do you mean bother? This is our sincere gesture of goodwill. Besides, Mr. Elysian, seeing the wound on your face, I wish I could take your place and bear this injury for you."

Angela's flattery skills were impressive, and her sweet tone didn't sound artificial at all. In fact, she instantly lightened the atmosphere.

Someone teased her and said, "If you were to replace Mr. Elysian and get injured, wouldn't you worry about ruining your own appearance?"

Angela replied with a smile, "What's a little injury on my face? After all, I'm just an ordinary person. But if Mr. Elysian's exquisite face were to be damaged, it would be a loss for the entire society."

Listening to Angela's words, Candice couldn't help but chuckle softly. Her eloquence was truly impressive.

However, as she laughed, she felt a gaze on her. She lifted her eyes and calmly met Alex's gaze.

His eyes were calm, with a hint of pink at the corners due to the ointment for his scraped skin. His hair wasn't styled as usual, but fell softly over his forehead, making him appear younger and gentler than usual.

Candice stood up. "Since it's your studio visiting Mr. Elysian, I'll go downstairs first."

She avoided Alex's gaze and prepared to leave, but Angela exclaimed and grabbed her wrist. "What's the rush? Did you skip lunch too? Let's have lunch together later."

She exerted some force, causing Candice to wince in pain. Angela looked puzzled. "What's wrong? I didn't use much force."

Candice didn't say anything, just tried to move her wrist, only to find it still painful. She frowned harder. But she quickly concealed it and explained to Angela, "You startled me when you suddenly touched me just now."

Angela apologized. "Oh, I'm sorry then."

Candice nodded, then heard Alex's flat voice asking, "Are you easily frightened?"

"I've been a bit nervous recently, so I'm easily startled," she replied.

His gaze lingered on her wrist as if his dark eyes seemingly were able to see through everything. "Are you really not injured?"

Candice looked at him, but before she could speak, Alex continued, "Sawyer will discuss the compensation with the other party later. Are you trying to reduce the liability for them?"

She lowered her eyelashes and silently rolled up her sleeve, revealing the large bruise on her delicate wrist to everyone.

Angela widened her eyes in shock, "Oh my God, what happened? I just held your hand earlier, I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry..."

Candice looked down at the bruise on her wrist, feeling surprised herself.

Only Alex looked at her face and asked in an indifferent tone, "Nervous breakdown?"

"You saw it at the hospital. There was no injury on my hand."

Indeed, during the examination, Alex had been there the whole time, but Candice had something on her mind at the time, even during the time when she was applying medicine for Alex.

Even though she was wearing long sleeves today, if there was any discomfort, she would have sensed it, even if it couldn't be detected during the examination.

Angela realized and looked at Candice. "Is your reaction a bit delayed? Is it just kicking in now?"