My Mirror Image

Chapter 0066

Although Alex’s voice was calm, Candice could sense the annoyance in it since she knew him well.

Confused about the reason for his irritation, she remained silent, her lips tightly pursed.

This response seemed to intensify Alex’s contempt. He narrowed his eyes, his tone icy as he accused, “Ms. Renault, it’s working hours. Should you be flirting with men?”

Taken aback, Candice looked up sharply, meeting his gaze and noting the brief flash of disdain. She attempted to clarify, “I just ran into a friend by chance.”

“You seem to have a lot of friends,” Alex mocked. “Which one is it?”

His interpretation of “friend” was plainly different from Candice’s. She could put up with Alex humiliating her, but he had gone too far in dragging Hanley into this mess.

She swallowed and cleared her throat, “Can’t your thoughts be less filthy?”

Adding bitterly, her tone twinged with rage, “Can’t I have my own friends?”

Alex’s face hardened as he locked his gaze on Candice.

His already formidable demeanor, now laced with his foul mood, felt even more imposing.

Candice’s hands shook slightly under his scrutiny.

Nina approached with files in her hand, just as she was ready to say something.

She glanced at Alex, asking. “Mr. Elysian, shouldn’t we be heading back to the office for a meeting? Why are

we still here?”

Candice was taken aback. She raised her eyes to Alex, who had already averted his gaze and was walking

away.

Nina trailed after him with the files in her arms.

After a few steps, she paused, turning back to Candice with a probing stare. She warned, “If you don’t want to be around Alex, better keep it that way in the future.”

Candice detected a hidden implication in her words, but before she could reply, Nina had already left.

a wave of exhaustion wash over her only after they were

Alex might have been waiting for her to join the meeting, she frowned and looked

voice interrupted her thoughts, asking. “Is that your

her brow, apologizing. “I’m sorry you got dragged into this because of

look, replying apologetically, “It seems my appearance caused

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her head.

knew Alex would have found a reason to be upset with her regardless of Hanley’s

with Alex, she quickly changed the topic, “Did you

for something?”

on some model tests here and need an

curiously. “Jackson said

currently at the exhibition site from

lighting cast shadows over numerous wooden frames, all different sizes, laid out in an

you planning

shared, “The client is looking for

seen various exhibitions, recognized that Hanley’s

notebook, explaining. “An exhibition is more than just displaying art. Factors like

pondered, “Is this a common theme in

and said, “Commercial exhibitions are

laughed, querying. “Is that how it

speaking, she heard some noise,

and bewildered, Candice looked up, only to be

was a moment too late to react as she noticed a

felt an arm grab her waist. Hanley pulled her swiftly to

her.

terrified, watching the wooden frame lying on

ensuring her safety, released her

should have warned you these frames

of setting up

to

startled, was

reassured him.

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