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Chapter 0133

Joe was visibly surprised and asked, “Why suddenly consider resigning?”

He had witnessed Candice’s efforts to remain at Aether Corporation.

After a brief contemplation, he gravely questioned, “Is this about Lex?”

Joe had learned of Candice’s complications with Alex during his last hospitalization. Yet, as he faced Candice.

he was unsure of what to say next.

“It’s not that,” Candice responded. Her face betrayed no emotion as she held her grandfather’s hand,

maintaining a steady voice, “Performing the same role for years has become monotonous. I’m seeking a new challenge in a different field.”

Joe’s expression showed a mix of concern and hesitation, but he chose to remain silent.

Shifting the conversation, Candice asked, “Has the doctor mentioned your discharge date?”

Joe exhaled and glanced at her, deciding not to probe further into her career decisions.

Upon arriving home, Candice received a grateful message from Hanley. As she was about to reply, an

unexpected call came through.

The voice on the other end belonged to a middle–aged woman. “Ms. Renault? Hello, I’m with Stellar Property.

We saw your housing inquiry last night. Are you interested in renting or leasing?”

As she had browsed rental options the previous night, restless and unable to sleep, Candice had registered on

a housing website.

Candice found herself caught off guard by the call. “I’m interested in renting.”

The agent asked, “What are you looking for in a rental? Any specific preferences?”

“Something affordable.” Candice replied. She lowered her gaze to the designs on her desk and softly spoke,”

the duration of

uncertainty, the agent suggested, “How about we connect on WhatsApp? This

out whenever needed, and I can keep an eye out for properties that

and then proceeded to

next day at Aether Corporation, department heads convened for the

concluded, she was notified of

overtime. “It’s going

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the more focused tasks of the President’s Office, the Secretary’s Office was akin

Candice reassured her. “Don’t worry, it’s

the heavy workload. She sighed and waved her

simply shook her head

it required to get to her current position. Her experience spanned over a

meeting and saw the managers from other departments

Tamia

invited her to lunch. “Shall we grab

the commencement of the

appeared particularly poised

speculated. “Is Sonia about to be made permanent? Her file was accessed

and noted she was still within her probationary period. Despite that, she was aware that Sonia’s eventual permanent position was likely, given

conference room, they found Alex in a discussion with the heads of Finance and

positioned herself at

mid–year reviews, analyses, and key strategies for the

cut through, “Is anyone here from the

shifted aside as Candice acknowledged,

from last week’s Lance meeting?” Alex questioned her emotionlessly as he tapped the table, fixing his gaze on Candice.

“It will be ready after a final

narrowed his eyes and

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in Aether Corporation, they needed to organize all of the data in a matter of days, which would

the internship applications are out.

dismissed the idea, saying, “No need for