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Chapter 0039

Alex hesitated before raising his hand, giving Marc a cool glance. He snatched up the glass of wine that the waiter had just handed him and said, “I don’t know,”

Marc murmured in slight disappointment. “I see….

Sieg, enjoying the scene, elbowed Marc and teased, “I didn’t realize you were so ambitious.”

Marc confessed. “It’s the pressure from my family for blind dates.”

Candice, who was accompanying Jackson to see his aunt, was oblivious to their conversation.

Jackson’s aunt, Nydia Griffith, in her forties, maintained her youthful appearance gracefully, thanks to her background as a dancer.

She sized up Candice openly, then proceeded to question Jackson with a kind smile, “Aren’t you going to introduce her?”

Jackson cleared his throat and uttered. “This is Candice.”

Nydia, unimpressed, inquired, “I recognize Ms. Renault, but isn’t she close to Mr. Elysian of Aether Corporation?

Her attention returned to Candice as she asked, with obvious curiosity in her voice. “Ms. Renault, did you come here with Mr. Elysian?”

Candice denied, “No.”

She offered Nydia a gift, clarifying. “I’m here as Jackson’s friend: this is for your birthday.”

Nydia was well–educated and was aloof in her disposition.

There had been a photo of Candice and Humphrey going around in the elite social circle recently, and Nydia had seen it.

Rumors had been circulating among the upper–class women in their social circle, saying that Candice was reaching above her station

with Alex.

Nydia, who was already disdainful of Candice’s origins, looked down on her even more.

She disregarded the present from Candice, haughtily instructing. “Just put it there.”

Jackson, observing Nydia’s dismissive behavior, objected, “Aunt Nydia, Candice came for your birthday.”

subtly reminded

Jackson

the gift down, and informed Jackson,

seized her wrist, his expression apologetic, offering, “Walt for me, I’ll take

stopped by to toast Nydia. Nydia was an elder to them, despite their

promising to take

her with a fake grin, “After getting dumped by Alex,

without stopping, casting a side glance at

the younger generation, including Alex

drink.

sofa in the comer as Alex deftly

side, encouraging him to cut down on his alcohol consumption.

her.

was absent that

in the corner, Candice went largely unnoticed by the attendees, with only Jackson and

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of an impression of Marc, but she politely provided her number when

event concluded, Jackson approached with a coat, thoughtfully advising, “it’s breezy outside;

a dress, she

donned the coat and followed Jackson toward

hotel’s entrance, she noticed Alex seated on a couch, pinching the bridge of his

realized that without someone to help, he would have had too much to drink.

soft and kind, “Stay here; I’ll

the coat over hersell.

was opened, allowing the cold wind from outside to

fetch the car. Candice was about

she saw Alex, who had been resting his

a deep and

slightly knitted her brows.

requested, “Candice, take

stood still momentarily, glancing around, noticing the absence of Sieg or any of Alex’s other

her. His face

for Alex to hear, “I didn’t

intently, gave her a sarcastic grin, and asked. “Have

none of

shoes, hesitating before adding,