My Mirror Image

Chapter 0061

Candice maintained her professional demeanor, replying, “It’s the company’s policy, Ms. Burgess.”

Nina scoffed, then asked Alex, “Is there really such a company’s policy?”

Alex’s gaze shifted briefly between Candice and Nina. He then remarked nonchalantly, “Remember that bag you liked yesterday? I’ll take you to get it this afternoon.”

Nina pouted her lips, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome. She pressed further, ” Am I not allowed to sit in?”

Alex considered for a moment, then offered to Nina, “If you’re bored, perhaps Candice could accompany you on a shopping trip.”

Nina hastily rejected the suggestion, “Why would I want to go shopping with her?

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Her scorn was obvious in her tone.

Candice, momentarily taken aback, looked to Alex, who casually supported Nina’s preference.

“It’s your choice,” he said.

Though Nina wanted to stay, she recognized Alex’s firm stance and eventually departed without further argument.

Once she was gone, Alex turned his attention to Candice, his tone icy. “Gather the documents.”

She had previously organized the files, but Nina had added more papers to the pile, so everything was a mess now.

It took her some time to sort through the clutter and pass the documents to her

boss.

Alex grew visibly impatient. He tapped on the table and sharply criticized, “Have your skills deteriorated to this level?”

As the meeting participants started to arrive, Candice took her place beside Alex, with her materials in order.

Charles, appearing anxious, nervously rubbed his hands and addressed, “Mr. Elysian, the competition is tough. We’re in a rough spot.”

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and his icy tone cut through the air as he tapped

appeared uneasy, lacking a convincing

grew colder, a clear indication of his rising

organized documents next

tension, someone accidentally bumped into Candice’s arm. As she was next to Alex who was going over some paperwork, the nudge caused the documents

frosty glare and barked, “Get out if you’re

drained of color, and she meekly apologized, “I’m

Mr.

No one dared to cross

consequences.

with nods and submissive gestures as

wronged, having been chastised

reprimanded her for

outside, saw Alex’s sullen face and cheerfully approached. She

to hold back some of

are we

not see his face but heard him. respond in a subdued tone,

pleased, playfully warned, “Better prepare your credit card; I won’t

Alex chuckle, lifting

steps behind, went unnoticed

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Nina had Candice drive them to

excitedly proposed, “There’s this restaurant I’ve been dying to try, but never had company.

was on his phone

was evident in the response. She then turned to

saying, “Ms. Renault, would you mind waiting outside while we dine? It’s a place for couples, so it might

looked up from his phone, frowned, and asked in surprise, “A

any issue with that?”

briefly at Candice and gave a short

the underlying frost in his glance. She perceived it as a silent. directive not to share this with Sonia. But then again, what was her relationship with Sonia to

Alex and Nina stepped into the restaurant, Candice found a nearby spot to

with the stress

a meal, managing only a few bites before contemplating finding a place to relax for a while.

phone, which had remained silent through the morning, buzzed with an incoming

had been absent since the previous night, reached out with a text. He mentioned that Jackson had been in touch with him