Chapter 0019

Candice’s straightforwardness left Jackson speechless.

“It’s okay if you can’t.” Candice looked down. She realized she was out of line as well. “I’m just simply asking. Don’t take it seriously.”

Jackson stayed quiet for a moment and asked, “Candice, can I ask why?”

“Nothing. It’s just that I’ve been single for too long and I should try dating,” she

said.

She did not mention Alex at all, and Jackson did not ask.

After dinner, Jackson sent Candice home.

At the neighborhood’s entrance, they ran into Alex.

Alex’s black Bentley was parked next to Jackson’s car. He glanced at Candice, who had just come out of the car, before looking at Jackson.

Jackson nodded at him. “Good evening.”

Alex hummed and then with a meaningful look, he said, “Ms. Renault, it seems like you are not just good at being a secretary.”

Candice noticed his sneer in between the lines but she could not understand why.

He already had Sonia, and because of the girl’s insecurity, he hinted at her to find a boyfriend regardless of doing it openly and secretly.

Yet he sneered and teased her in front of Jackson.

looked down for a bit before she parted ways with Jackson. “Thank you. I’ll

head with a smile. “It’s okay. It’s just one of my old

knew Jackson was

was considered offensive, then she

was young and it was why he sent Candice home.

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got up to take some painkillers and curled

her out after a while and when she opened her eyes, already the next

it was

body was aching all over, and

was buzzing on the table as

when she had joined a random group chat with Alex’s friends and they were talking about going somewhere right

a moment. She texted the group,

could not show

phone down and went to the kitchen

warm corn soup was soothing and

the soup, the

the spoon down

casual outfit, was standing at the door bearing his usual cold

frowned. “You

It’s just my

on time and

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