My Mirror Image

Chapter 0041

Although her voice was soft. Alex and Sonia overheard her words.

Alex stopped in his tracks.

Unaware of this, Candice entered the car with Jackson, still clutching the ceramic figure he had given her.

Jackson smiled and added, “I thought you wouldn’t be interested in these things since many people find them boring.”

His handsome and refined appearance, coupled with his gentle voice, quickly brought Candice back to the moment.

Gazing at the figurine, Candice replied, “I’m not familiar with this field, but it’s interesting.”

“I’d be happy to share what I know,” Jackson responded warmly.

They headed to the Expo Hall’s ceramic exhibition in the city’s north. By their arrival, it was nearly closing, with few visitors remaining.

Candice, new to ceramics, attentively followed Jackson, listening to his explanation about each piece.

They stopped before an elegant vase.

“This is one of my grandfather’s masterpieces,” Jackson said as he looked at the vase tenderly.

Candice, recalling his grandfather’s passing, did not know what to say. She simply shared his admiration for the vase and eventually nodded in agreement, “It’s truly stunning.”

He broke into a smile. Unlike his typical faint smile, this one was ge

genuine.

“If this interests you, we could explore more such pieces another time.”

Following their departure from the exhibition, it was time for dinner.

Just as Jackson was about to invite Candice to dine, he got a call from a friend.

His friend informed him of something, and he turned to Candice with an apologetic look, suggesting. “There’s a birthday party for a friend at a bar close by: would you like to come?”

Unfamiliar with Jackson’s acquaintances, Candice declined, “I’ll just grab a taxi home.”

“It won’t take long; we’ll leave soon after,” Jackson said with a helpless gesture, adding, “If I show up alone, they’ll insist I drink.”

Candice knew Jackson and Alex’s circles did not intersect much due to their differing personalities. So, she was taken aback to find Alex at the bar.

Upon arrival, she paused at the private room’s entrance, telling Jackson she had returned from the restroom shortly.

Coming out of the restroom, she unexpectedly bumped into Alex.

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came to a standstill, unsure about how to greet him, but Alex broke

Jackson?”

replied. She raised her eyes and asked

composure, she showed no sign of discomfort, as if she were engaging in

conversation with Alex.

looking away nonchalantly with a grunt. He then moved

after Alex, and she

her eyes.

beside Jackson, whispering, “If you decide to drink, I can drive you

to hear conversations. Candice was very close to

to Jackson, she noticed someone from across the

her intently.

she recognized it

set in a cold expression, looking somewhat alien in the bustling, dimly

disinterested

met, Candice quickly

again, Alex had shifted his attention away, making it seem like the previous

was just her imagination.

friends with the host. Despite his refusals, he was persistently

declining.

a helpless look, he said to the others, “I

more people urging him

I’ll just call a taxi

insisting, “I promised to drive you

not

was not acquainted with the others, nobody seemed

was dull to just sit around and drink all night,

assemble

Jackson, she noticed someone

she saw Alex and

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of cards to the table, spreading them out and

was indeed a basic

and drew one, but she didn’t get the King of

card in

card in her hand, she silently picked up her cup and sipped her juice, thinking she’d merely

an observer, until…

he would give the order that everyone else had to follow. Looking for some thrill, he deliberately dragged out his voice as he glanced

froze, cup in

was holding the