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.

hospital right now? My dad got into a car crash and he’s in the

instinctively looked

said heavily. “I’m

my way.”

as he hung up the phone, he bolted up while pinching

changed, he said, “Book me a ticket

a while. “We have a contract to sign tomorrow.”

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

looked at her

was obviously

the blanket tightly and asked, “So you’re serious about

not even toward herself. She did not even dare to wake him up in

quick temper, and things would only get worse if he were to be woken suddenly.

her with a deep gaze and said sterly, “Since

right, it had been Candice’s assumption all along.

flings, who he got bored of after

left, Candice stayed awake. She got herself a cup of warm

he said

really are a turn–off. Stop assuming things between

when she started being with Alex. Similar to Sonia, she used to be a cheerful

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and spend

her and would never help her

tell her that he never

A hint of conflict flashed across her eyes. She had no idea if

next day, the client was furious