My Mirror Image

Chapter 0026

However, at the next second, Alex pulled his hand back and the shadows before Candice’s eyes disappeared.

She subtly frowned.

Alex sneered. “You really think I want to sleep with you?”

Candice’s eyelids froze for a moment. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes.

“Then what do you want to do?” she asked.

There was only a night lamp in the room, creating a dim environment that veiled Alex’s expression.

All she could hear him saying was, “Sleep.”

“This is my room,” she said calmly. “You can book a room yourself.”

“It’s troublesome.”

Candice turned away from him and closed her eyes.

She was a light sleeper. The softest noise could wake her up.

At midnight, Alex’s phone suddenly rang. The electronic melody sounded irritatingly sharp.

Candice woke up with furrowed brows. She saw Alex talking on the phone, and since they were on the same bed, she could also hear

Sonia’s cry.

come to the hospital right now? My dad got into a car crash and he’s in the emergency room. I’m scared.”

instinctively looked at Alex.

heavily. “I’m

my way.”

phone, he bolted up while

“Book me a ticket back to

spoke after a while. “We

and said. “You can transfer some money to her first and go back tomorrow after

on his shirt. He looked at her with narrowed

was obviously

asked, “So you’re serious about

seen Alex care so much about a person, not even toward herself. She did not even dare to wake him

only get worse

with a deep gaze and said sterly, “Since when did I say

been Candice’s assumption

to Alex’s past flings, who he got

She got herself a cup of warm

head was replaying the words he said to her

really are a turn–off. Stop assuming

being with Alex. Similar to Sonia, she used to be a cheerful and happy girl who also liked

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and spend time with

would never help her with unfinished work, nor fire anyone because

would only tell her that he never kept

conflict flashed across her eyes. She

the client was furious