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Chapter 0064

Candice felt a sting in her lips and the slight taste of blood on her tongue, realizing she had hurt her own lips.

As Alex relaxed his hold, she instinctively turned her head away, causing her nightgown to slip and vaguely expose her collarbone and a large area of her skin. Alex smiled scornfully as he looked down and took in the scenery.

“What’s the matter?” He mocked, returning to his former nonchalant tone. “Are you upset because I didn’t acknowledge you as my other half?”

He let go of Candice and sat back down on the couch before she could answer, “When did I say that you were my girlfriend?” He asked blankly, “You’re giving yourself way too much credit.”

His statements made it apparent that he thought she was imagining things, and now she was reaping the consequences.

The abrupt ring of a phone shattered the silence,

Alex gave it a quick glance and picked up the call.

Candice, standing nearby, could faintly make out Sonia’s playful voice from the

other end.

His warm response to Sonia stood in stark contrast to his icy treatment of Candice.

This interaction led Candice to the painful realization that this man was capable of being gentle and considerate with other women but never with her.

Candice stood frozen until he called out her name.

She looked up and saw him still absorbed in his conversation, his brow wrinkled ever so slightly.

“She’s not here,” he nonchalantly stated. “I’m not sure.”

Not wanting to stay on and interrupt him after realizing he was chatting with Sonia, she moved across the room and opened the balcony door.

The day–to–night temperature changes in Stugan were particularly extreme.

When she left the room, the cold immediately engulfed her.

It was then that she received an unexpected call from Dean Schmidt, the head of

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Renault, could you please come to the nursing home

responded with concern, “What’s

recent actions are concerning. He’s been making frequent bank visits and talking about earning money. We’re worried he might be the target of

call ended, Candice remained on

calling Joe, but given the late hour,

mother, whom she

Candice was just ten, re–entered her life

her daughter daily on her way to work with homemade meals and expressing remorse

to truly believe in

a gruff–voiced man answered the call, rudely questioning,

uneasy with this as she asked, “Is Yvonne there?”

soured at the mention of Yvonne’s name,

a loud thud, as if he had stumbled into something, he erupted in anger, “That bitch bore a money pit and dares to ask me for money!”

little longer before abruptly hanging up

breeze brought her back to

reached out to Joe.

was quickly connected, but she felt a sense of weariness

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where Yvonne was his daughter and Peach was his granddaughter. Adding to this was Joe’s poor health. If he found out that the money he was providing for Peach’s treatment was

awkward silence, finally broke it by

nose, feeling conflicted and overwhelmed. After briefly hesitating, she said, “I’ve been quite busy

old man chuckled at

about some trivial matters until Candice eventually touched on the topic, “Have you been giving money to

hesitation from Joe before he confessed, “They’re facing difficulties; I’m just lending a hand.”

Candice chose not to

that day, as she was heading to a meeting and

still stepped

to the side, agitated by

to work today, Ms. Renault. I thought you were going to

her head, she noticed Alex standing beside Nina.