My Mirror Image

Chapter 0148

The awkward atmosphere didn’t linger for long. Soon, some friends came out to greet Sieg. smoothing things over.

Candice found herself in a dilemma now. Neither leaving nor staying seemed appropriate, so she

settled back onto the sofa.

The two young men beside her noticed her low spirits and, without lingering, slipped away to the

other side.

As the room buzzed again, Yana approached with a drink, finding Candice absentmindedly staring

at her phone.

Seating herself beside Candice, Yana spoke, “They’re playing cards over there. Why don’t you join? By the way, why hasn’t Hanley come up yet?”

The dim lighting in the room conveniently concealed Candice’s expression. Her voice was soft as she said, “I’m fine here. You all go ahead.”

She hadn’t had dinner that night, and after holding back her frustration all afternoon, her stomach finally began feeling uncomfortable.

Seeing her lack of enthusiasm, Yana refrained from persuading her further, choosing to entertain

herself with another girl, drink in hand.

With the lights dimmed in the room, Candice’s vision wasn’t great in low light. Plus, she had

deliberately chosen a corner seat so she couldn’t see where Sieg and Alex were, which eased her

mind a bit.

However, being in the same space still made her somewhat uneasy.

After sitting for a while, she grabbed her bag, preparing to go to the restroom.

She walked slowly, finally reaching the door of the private room. However, before she could open

it, the door swung open, revealing Hanley holding a phone, standing right there.

He glanced at Candice with a lowered gaze. “What’s wrong?”

Before Candice could answer, someone inside who knew Hanley greeted him, “Hanley, you’re

here? I didn’t believe Yana when she said you’d returned.”

her eyelashes and shifted aside slightly. “I’m going to the restroom. You go

ahead.”

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say something but was interrupted. He was about to come up earlier, but suddenly, a call came from their collaborator mentioning a new

downstairs a

and then glanced at

fatigue in her eyes was too evident.

message to Hanley,

corner, she spotted

serious, eyes lowered, meaning he was

a while before passing by. But

his gaze just as

she retreated now, it would seem intentional.

she decided to proceed.

steps away from Alex, she overheard his cold,

I’ll consider it.”

casually sweeping over Candice before

tone still somewhat cold. “Have

only a few people in the corridor spaced apart. Candice understood he was

men who had offered her

composure, she replied

lifted at the end. He glanced up at Candice, seemingly

eyes briefly, her voice dry. “Does it even matter? I don’t see why I should report to you.”

a cold scoff, he pocketed his phone. His black pupils fixed

storm was brewing.

while, his voice, void of any emotion,

tomorrow.”

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then widened her eyes. “What do you mean?”

remained expressionless. “Your explanations don’t

that, he turned and left.

there alone, gasping for

exactly what Alex meant by asking for her medical report. He suspected her of

felt as though she had been slapped hard across the face. She had

dignity into pieces. Alex had shown

reached the parking lot, she struggled to open the car door, pulling it

pain hit her stomach, but she seemed unaware, the words spoken

until Hanley called, asking if she had reached home, that she realized

car for