My Mirror Image

Chapter 0234

Candice had already spent twenty minutes in the emergency department when Hanley arrived.

His face was serious, his brows creased with concern. “How are you feeling? Where did you get

hurt?” he asked.

Candice had gone to the hospital to keep Joe’s company, but she was waiting outside the emergency room. Evidently, she had been injured.

Despite having taken pain relief, she was still experiencing a persistent ache in her shoulder.

Under the stark hospital lighting, her face appeared unusually pale, and her lips lacked their usual

color.

“I’ve got

a slight fracture in my shoulder,” Candice said.

Hanley’s eyes narrowed. “Was it him who caused this?”

Candice avoided answering directly. She slowly stood up, grabbing her medication and medical report. “I’m not in a position to drive right now, could you please drive me home?”

Her mood was low.

Hanley’s stare lingered on her briefly before he offered his hand. “Give me your things, I’ll carry

them.”

Realizing there was no need to act tough, Candice handed over her belongings and followed Hanley to the parking lot.

He courteously opened the car door for her, and Candice, with lips tightly pressed, got in.

Closing the door gently, he hesitated a little before he offered, “Let me fasten your seatbelt.”

Considering her limited mobility, Candice nodded in agreement.

As he leaned in to assist, Candice could faintly smell a refreshing hint of peppermint on him. It was different to Alex’s colder aura. Hanley’s fragrance was more soothing and clean.

Hanley maintained a respectful distance throughout. Once the seat belt was fastened, he quickly leant back.

pain, Candice thanked him in a low voice and then

here,” Hanley mentioned neutrally, his voice betraying

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nod and said, “He was

encounter

“Yes.”

late at night, and the streets were nearly empty. Hanley gently brought the car to

red light before clicking his

interior light of the car

Jackson had confided in him about her night blindness, the car light

whenever Candice rode

the car’s gentle yellow glow, Hanley’s

broke the silence and said, “I got here a

rush of emotions but chose not to voice them. She couldn’t quite grasp his meaning and didn’t feel

Ivor.

talk. He drove her home and waited until he saw the

had a restless night because of her shoulder pain. It stung when she moved. She couldn’t even lie down, let alone find a comfortable position to sleep in. In

next morning, her limited mobility made even the simplest of tasks, like washing up, take a long time.

wouldn’t be going to the studio that day, but she still needed to

she was preparing to leave, her

Police Station. About last night’s altercation with Mr. Ivor Dawson, we have some information for you. The initial examination results of Mr. Dawson’s injuries are in. He has sustained severe damage to his reproductive organs, and further tests are ongoing.

you to come to the station to

wearing her leather shoes, but she had thought the man deserved it. She believed there was nothing to fear because she

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circumstances.

she visited the

situation and was delighted to see

and the doctors about the incident, requesting that they remain silent about it before taking

not

the officers brought her to confront

bed, his

eyes became furious, and

for a moment, but

In an attempt to grab an object nearby, he inadvertently moved his body too quickly, causing

Whore! Why don’t you just die? You’re going to die miserably!” Ivor yelled profanities, and the officers frowned.

a bit of pity for

suggested to the officer, “Perhaps we should consider arranging a psychiatric evaluation for him.”

They found the