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Chapter 0042

After Sieg’s comment, everyone’s attention shifted to Candice.

Alex’s statement had inadvertently embarrassed Candice, making it sound like she was eager to kiss him.

Sieg continued to ask, “Jack is still here. Are you not going to respect Jack?”

Candice’s fingers tensed around her cup’s rim. She was about to respond when Jackson stepped in, “Sieg, enough. Candy’s been swamped with work, and she doesn’t handle alcohol well. I’ll take her drinks for her.”

“Exactly. We’re here to enjoy ourselves. It’s enough to just drink and be merry.”

Marc, who had been silent, now intervened to ease the tension. He filled his glass and toasted, “Jack, I’ll join you in this one.”

With Jackson and Marc defusing the situation, Sieg backed off.

Once Jackson had downed his drinks, they moved on to another game.

Candice noticed Jackson’s neck turning red. She felt bad about it and apologized, “I’m sorry.”

The group was daring in their game, and the alcohol was strong. After Jackson’s three shots, they persuaded him to have two more.

Squinting, he leaned back on the sofa and told Candice, “It looks like you’ll definitely have to drive me home.”

Though the party was meant to continue late, with Jackson intoxicated, Candice left with him.

Candice steadied Jackson, preventing him from stumbling, as they passed Alex and Sonia.

She caught Sonia whispering something to Alex at a volume audible to the two of them.

After assisting Jackson into the car, Candice realized she had forgotten her phone in the private room.

Jackson, rubbing his temples in the passenger seat, retained his courteous nature despite his inebriation. He spoke softly, “I’ll wait here; go get your phone.”

On her return to the room, she found the party even more animated.

and someone singing into a microphone,

questioning Alex, “Did you really not want to kiss

apparently away, Sieg dared to pose such a

I simply lost interest. I’ve grown weary of her after being with her for

quietly retrieved her phone before

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with someone head-on. The person gasped and

still doing here? I thought

“It’s

processing the situation, then asked,

night blindness,”

me help you out; it’s pretty dark

at the entrance of the bar before heading back to

concern. “You don’t look well. Are you

think the loudness

silent. He offered her a

refused the water, insisting on

hesitated, then proposed, “It’s fine. Drive to your place instead. I can get an Uber from

hesitated and then declined, saying, “It would be too much

one to persist, countered, “It’s late, and it’s not

get an Uber. He handed her a small ceramic figurine from his car, advising. “If you’re upset,

did not grasp his meaning at

a trick my grandpa used, quite effective.

with the figurines, placing them side by side on her desk. She pondered for a moment before dropping a

requested time off from work for

she encountered the director, who gently reminded

home’s high standards meant substantial fees. Candice calculated her finances, planning to settle the bill

too costly. How much have

car, she reassured him.

inquired, “Is your mom still

mom uprooted and started

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