My Mirror Image

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?”

said indifferently. “Just throw it

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 get some

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

the elevator was a trash can. She stood with

for a moment before finally disposing of it

lay in bed, restless and unable to sleep. She ended up staying

1/3

+15 BONUS

was still required to visit the branch office today.

descended to the lobby, only to find Alex

greeted her with a fake smile, “Good morning, Ms.

pace slightly and apologized, “Sorry,

unabashedly. She commented, “The secretary of Aether Corporation is

out more as ridicule than as praise.

Nina, she noticed her boss’s nonchalant demeanor and had no intention of speaking up. She was

on the other hand, was plainly determined to make

began mocking her non–stop on the way

I

gaze to the window, her response lighthearted yet dismissive. ” Oh, how could someone as capable as Ms.

further, but a cautionary glance from Alex in the rearview mirror stopped her. She pursed her lips and drove

was dire, with internal problems and

was the primary client for their branch. If Ava chose to sever ties, the branch would inevitably