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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.”

aside slightly. “I’m going to the restroom. You

ahead.”

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about to come up earlier, but suddenly, a call came from their collaborator mentioning a

a bit longer.

and then

fatigue in her eyes was

her lips and sent a message to Hanley, planning

as she turned the corner, she spotted Alex on a call.

lowered, meaning he was

wait a while before passing

lifted his gaze just as she contemplated

now, it would

she

away from Alex, she overheard his cold, composed voice from the phone.

I’ll consider it.”

up, his gaze casually

at his phone, his tone still

few people in the corridor spaced

the incident with the two young men

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

Alex’s tone slightly lifted at the end. He glanced up at Candice, seemingly assessing the

of shame when he bluntly asked her such a question. She closed her eyes briefly, her voice dry. “Does it even matter?

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

storm was

emotion, sounded, “Give me

tomorrow.”

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stunned, then widened her

remained expressionless. “Your explanations don’t convince me.”

that, he turned and left.

stood there alone,

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

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

into pieces. Alex

building, but when she reached the parking lot, she struggled to open the car door, pulling it multiple times before it

hit her stomach,

wasn’t until Hanley called, asking if she had reached home, that she

car for an