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

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 bit longer.

then

flawless, but the fatigue in her eyes was too evident.

message to Hanley, planning to

turned the corner, she

face was serious, eyes lowered, meaning he was probably

while before passing by. But as

Alex lifted his gaze just as she

she retreated now, it

and she decided to proceed.

few steps away from Alex, she overheard his cold, composed

I’ll consider it.”

his gaze casually sweeping over Candice before

at his phone, his tone still somewhat cold. “Have

a few people in the corridor

incident with the two young men who had

to maintain composure, she replied

slightly lifted at the end. He glanced up

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

pocketed his phone. His black pupils fixed on her,

storm was brewing.

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

tomorrow.”

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widened her eyes. “What do you mean?”

“Your explanations don’t

said that, he turned and left.

stood there alone, gasping

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

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

her dignity into pieces. Alex had shown

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

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

if she had reached home,

in the car for an hour.