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Chapter 0040

His warm breath tickled Candice’s neck as he spoke, and she tilted her head to the side in response.

However, his hand firmly gripped Candice’s wrist, trapping her in his arms. She experienced a cold sensation on her neck as his kisses

trailed up to her ear.

Candice’s ears were particularly sensitive. Almost immediately, it caused her body to become limp,

His gaze grew intense as he held her waist, pulling her onto the sofa.

Their eight–year familiarity meant he understood her body well and could quickly make her aroused.

Raindrops pelted the open window in the living room, causing the curtain to flutter and sway

The cold wind on her exposed skin snapped Candice back to reality.

Gritting her teeth, she gathered her strength and shoved Alex away.

They were on the sofa, so Alex was pushed to the other side.

His hair was unkempt. His shirt’s buttons had come undone, exposing his chest and abs.

ng over her shoulders. She took a moment to pull

The slip dress that Candice was wearing had been pulled down and was now loosely hung

up her straps.

Regaining her composure, she demanded. “Look at me. I am not Sonia.”

Alex’s face clouded over, but before he could respond, his phone rang. It was Sonia.

He hesitated, then answered the call

Sonia’s upset voice came through, questioning. “Lex, didn’t you promise to be with me tonight? Why aren’t you here yet?”

Alex pinched the bridge of his nose, replying. “I’m on my way.”

He hung up the phone.

Candice was still sitting on the sofa. Her slip dress had been severely ripped, exposing her entire back. Her thin frame gave the impression that her shoulder blades were butterfly wings that could flap and fly.

pale complexion accentuated

promised Sonia; therefore, he got up to

when he turned back to

lingered in the living room before returning to her room.

red and was hurting from where Alex had pulled her. But Alex could not see any of this, whose only intent seemed to be exploiting his drunkenness for

client in the morning before heading to

cryptically. “It’s quite lively

asked, “What happened?”

tough on Sonia, Kayla remarked, sighing. “But it’s predictable, isn’t it? How frequently do girls from

attention to anything else she said. She was surprised Helen would show up at the workplace: she normally avoided becoming

give this any more thought, she received a call from upstairs requesting

reception area with Sonia standing before her. Evidently. Sonia’s

crying.

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was no sign

she stood at the door, lost in thought. Her

Where’s Alex?

know,” Candice said.

you his

the president’s office,” Candice

approached with a slight frown, suggesting. “Allow me

never a coffee

hamrumphed and said, “People from lowly backgrounds just aren’t

unclear whether her comment

scom, Candice calmly replaced the coffee with tea, maintaining a

even more distressed; her lips were pursed, exuding a sense of

then set the cup down, her voice

disappointing.”

did not linger, knowing it wasn’t her place to intervene with

made her way downstairs, she overheard some

rich man’s daughter–in–law is tough. Did you see how Sonia was belittled by Mr.

standards were high, and Candice had never been able to impress

curious as to Alex’s level of

arrived. Office staff returning from upstairs began

broken down in tears upon

did not pay attention to what they were saying, nor did she join

and asked, “What was Mr. Elysian’s

to

her typing, reflected that Alex was