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Chapter 0060

She placed the broth beside him, announcing, “Your broth is here.”

He said nothing, his gaze fixed on the computer screen, clearly preoccupied with his task.

Candice remained seated on a sofa nearby, unsure if he would need her for anything else, not daring to leave.

She waited on the couch for approximately forty minutes for him to finish his task.

He glanced at her, his brow furrowed in confusion, “Why are you still here?”

“I thought you might need something else,” she replied.

“What else could there be?”

Alex closed his laptop with a blank expression, yet signs of exhaustion were visible on his face.

His gaze was drawn to the broth she had purchased.

As Candice rose to leave, he called out to her, his tone as cold as before, “Take the broth with you.”

Momentarily surprised, it took her a while before finally regaining her voice.” Wasn’t it for

you?”

cold now,” he said indifferently. “Just throw

left out for a long period, the broth had inevitably

felt utterly drained and still shivering from the biting cold she had endured outside, yearning for nothing more than to go back to her room and

up and returned to her room without saying anything. Indeed, the broth

She

disposing of it in

her room, Candice lay in bed, restless and unable to sleep.

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she was still required to visit the branch office today.

to the lobby, only to find Alex and Nina already waiting for her.

her with a fake smile, “Good

her pace slightly and apologized, “Sorry, I’m

arms folded, eyed Candice unabashedly. She commented, “The secretary of Aether Corporation

out more as ridicule

of what she had done to anger Nina, she noticed her boss’s nonchalant demeanor and had no intention of speaking up.

plainly determined to make things tough

mocking her non–stop on the way to the branch

may I ask how I have offended

window, her response lighthearted yet dismissive. ” Oh, how could someone as capable

from Alex in the rearview

Stugan’s branch office was dire, with internal problems and vicious competition from rivals.

chose to sever ties, the branch would inevitably need to close down, and because of this, they could