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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.”

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

ahead.”

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

downstairs a

her hands and then glanced at her reflection in the

flawless, but the fatigue in her eyes was too

and sent a message to Hanley, planning to head home for

the corner, she spotted Alex on

serious, eyes lowered, meaning he was probably discussing

while before passing by. But as if sensing

Alex lifted his gaze just as she contemplated

she retreated now, it would

she

she overheard his cold, composed voice from the

I’ll consider it.”

up, his gaze casually sweeping

his phone, his tone still somewhat cold. “Have you done this before?”

corridor spaced apart. Candice understood

two young men who had offered her

to maintain composure, she replied firmly, “No.”

He glanced up at Candice, seemingly

a pang of shame when he bluntly asked her such a question. She closed her eyes

pocketed his phone. His black pupils

was

emotion, sounded, “Give me your medical check–up report by

tomorrow.”

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widened her eyes. “What

“Your explanations don’t convince me.”

said that, he turned and left.

there alone, gasping for

for her medical report. He suspected her of being involved in something illicit outside and feared she might contract

She had to hold

her dignity into pieces. Alex had

the parking lot, she struggled to

her forehead against the steering wheel. Waves of pain hit

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

the car for an