My Mirror Image

Chapter 0032

“Candice, you’re responsible for this document, aren’t you?”

Candice recognized it as one she had edited.

Sonia expressed her disappointment. “There’s an error in the data, and it was submitted late.

This led to the client withdrawing their cooperation. This project has suffered because of this.”

Several co–workers had not left far away; they overheard their conversation and turned their inquisitive eyes toward Candice.

Candice was a long–standing employee at Aether Corporation. No matter how many disliked her, no one questioned her ability.

She gazed at Sonia, who was giving her a regretful look.

Candice went to see Alex at noon, as he had a client meeting later in the afternoon.

He had been in the middle of going over a contract when she walked in.

Alex raised an eyebrow and asked, “You didn’t think to knock first?”

“I needed to discuss something urgent.” Candice laid a document on his desk, asserting. “These aren’t the files I submitted. They’ve been

tampered with.”

stopped, glanced up, and inquired. “Do you have proof?”

kept backups of the

cautious and prepared, especially given the numerous underhanded tactics in

fingers on the table and

when Alex shifted the conversation,

has already

raised his eyes to meet her gaze, stating matter–of–factly, “You were

justify. “I was dealing with

cannot be held accountable

him, Candice had to question, “What about Sonia? Does the company make

new toy on his

but I do.”

dawned on her. Sonia had Alex’s backing

chuckle, Candice

Alex, she inquired, “Is this project

rules; three

she did not have much in the bank because of Joe’s high nursing care costs. Most of her monthly

there.

a moment of silent contemplation, she proposed, “What if I

responded, “Then you still get

contact information of the client and humbly invited him out for dinner, which he finally agreed to after several rejections.

dinner was arranged at a high–end hotel