My Mirror Image

Chapter 0016

Candice narrowed her eyes. “I will.”

Sonia then dragged Alex back into the game.

Alex followed her without sparing an extra glance at Candice.

When Candice left the club, she turned around to Jackson and said, “Thank you.”

Jackson answered softly, “You’re welcome. I’ll drive you back.”

“It’s…”

Before she could finish, Jackson stopped her by pointing at the sky. “Forecast says there’s a storm tonight. It’s not safe for a girl like you to go home alone.”

A rare persistence.

Candice stopped arguing with him and got into his car.

Jackson was a man who knew how to keep his distance. After he dropped Candice, he left without asking any other questions.

Candice still had his jacket with her. He lent it to her earlier when her dress got dirty because of her car.

She wanted to clean it before returning it to him.

It was drizzling for the whole night and it escalated into a storm around midnight.

Candice was not a fan of thunder, so she shut the windows tight.

in the morning, beeps were heard from her

when she heard it as she

her room, Alex was already sitting on the couch with his jacket hanging on the coat rack and pouring himself a glass of water.

had just

before she asked, “What

answer. He put the empty glass down and got up. He

off and said, “Get me some clothes, I’m taking a shower.”

in her house, which he left behind many moons

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clean clothes out, Alex was already in the bathroom. The shower somehow

and waited for

came from the bathroom and Alex’s lazy voice

phone down and brought the man his clothes.

she could knock on the door, it opened from the inside.

stood before her, naked.

instinctively looked

haven’t you seen before? You’re shy now?”

“It’s better to keep

wore his pants but he tossed the

subtle sneer in his tone when he said, “Jackson is back and you’re trying to steer clear

frowned at the man.

noticed the man’s bloodshot eyes, which made his

Alex was drunk.