My Mirror Image

Chapter 0217

A silent understanding passed between Candice and Hanley as they looked at each other.

Roy appeared to be torn as he studied the information Candice had handed him.

“Francis used to work with Aether Corporation,” he groaned heavily, his brows furrowed. “He gets along well with several of their junior leaders. This collaboration with Dream Search was also discussed with them. In essence, it is not fair.”

Candice had not expected to see the situation from this angle.

Francis’s ties with Aether Corporation added a layer of complexity to the situation. Given Aether Corporation’s prominence in Dorrington’s finance sector, Dream Search and Webrews Group made an easy decision because of their strong backing. It would be stupid to go to less influential

partners.

However, Roy had not fully dismissed their suggestion.

Candice could see he was interested. She talked with him a little longer before departing with

Hanley.

“It does appear challenging,” Candice observed, recalling how deals involving Aether Corporation

never seemed to go smoothly for her.

Hanley’s expression was hard to read. He simply suggested, “Take it easy. Let’s look into other

possibilities.”

They had other potential companies to work with, therefore, Candice didn’t say much more.

Knowing there were other potential collaborators, Candice didn’t press the issue any further.

To her surprise, she received an unexpected call from Lisa.

Initially, Candice was disappointed that Lisa was now working for Francis. There had been no contact between them since Lisa’s indirect approach last time.

Candice’s brows twitched as she looked at her phone screen.

“What’s up?” she asked, stepping aside.

Lisa’s voice was calm amidst the background noise, “Mr. Moreno would like to meet. Can you

make it?”

he want

not sure. Maybe something related

add in a hushed tone, “He has

show you.”

foreboding filled Candice.

furrowed brows after she ended the

reluctant to tell Hanley the truth. So, she responded

meet, possibly

two more potential collaborators. The first went off without

had ties to Francis and, by

found the situation

stoic

back, “Francis seems to be seizing this opportunity to

within Webrews

quietly, eyeing the towering billboards.

the remaining companies we approach are also linked with

a tough challenge.”

the fact that Aether Corporation had the backing

to the villa, the team, noting the grave expressions

the difficulties they had faced and decided not to press the issue.

had already

after notifying Hanley about

chosen restaurant was in the bustling

Candice found Lisa

distressed, yet she tried to maintain a composed appearance as she grasped Candice’s hand and whispered a caution,

cast a glance at her and noticed Lisa’s expression

you,” Lisa replied, motioning

Aether Corporation even

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come forward with complaints against him, yet these allegations seemed to have little impact on his overall image.

with a notification. She picked it up and saw a spam message.

a fitting description for Francis. He wore glasses that gave him an air

see you’re open to revisiting old times with

revisit. You mentioned having something to show me.

answering her query, Francis shifted the conversation. He probed, “Struggling to find a suitable job after leaving Aether

enhancing his deceptive disguise. He revealed, “We’ll offer you an

then she questioned, “Do

asked me to extend this

understood the broader picture.