Chapter 0015

Alex then looked at Candice.

“What he said–my car broke down,” she said as she picked up the glass of wine that Alex poured. She simply added, “If you want a drinking buddy, I’ll take his place.”

“You take his place?” Alex emphasized. He looked at Candice and Jackson meaningfully and asked frivolously, “Who are you to him? You taking his place?”

Candice frowned. Alex was obviously displeased judging from his tone.

Right then, Sonia, who had been quiet, suddenly exclaimed, “Mr. Shyan, are you Candice’s boyfriend?”

Candice was surprised. She stared at Sonia coldly but before she could say a word, Alex added, “Is it so?”

His deep eyes were fixated on Candice, waiting for her answer.

“Don’t give her a hard time,” Jackson said gently. His smile was as soothing as the spring breeze. He easily got Candice out of the tricky situation.

“We are just friends.”

Since the man had made it clear, the others dropped the subject.

Candice then excused herself to the restroom.

was purely a coincidence that she bumped

he was going to a

plan, so she tagged along. To her surprise, it

wait outside and text Jackson that

his phone when Candice came out. He

knew Jackson

the person she could talk to among

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she found herself uttering something entirely different. “Wouldn’t you

“What does that have to do

the one who asked Sonia to ask me if I have a boyfriend,” Candice said

what kind of answer were you expecting?”

them. The carpet silenced all footsteps with its

her hands and said, “I tried calling you earlier, but I couldn’t get through.

looked at her with

his eyes because they were the only way to see the side

that no one

at the same eyes again, she suddenly realized

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