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.”

aside slightly. “I’m going to the

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 mentioning a new requirement,

downstairs a bit

Candice washed her hands and then glanced at her reflection in

but the fatigue in her eyes was

her lips and sent a message to Hanley, planning to head

the corner, she spotted

face was serious, eyes lowered, meaning

to wait a while before passing

gaze just as she contemplated stepping

retreated now, it would seem

she decided to proceed.

steps away from Alex, she overheard his cold, composed voice from the

I’ll consider it.”

gaze casually sweeping over Candice

still somewhat cold. “Have

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

men who had offered her

maintain composure, she replied

Alex’s tone slightly lifted at the end. He glanced

her such a question. She closed her eyes briefly, her voice dry.

he pocketed his phone. His black pupils fixed on her, seemingly containing a

storm was brewing.

voice, void of any emotion, sounded, “Give me your

tomorrow.”

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her

explanations

that, he turned and

there alone, gasping for

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

slapped hard across the face. She had to hold onto the window frame to steady herself

report tore apart her dignity into pieces. Alex had shown no mercy.

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

her forehead against the steering wheel. Waves of pain hit her stomach, but she seemed unaware, the words spoken by Alex echoing

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

in the car for an