My Mirror Image

Chapter 0256

The scent of incense in the temple was strong, with red walls and green bamboo giving people a

sense of peace.

One could still hear the faint chanting and bells ringing from inside.

Candice looked at Hanley and asked, “Why did you bring me here?”

Hanley answered, “To light a lamp.”

Although the temple was crowded, it was unexpectedly quiet. It seemed as if everyone had reached a consensus to speak and act softly, afraid of disturbing the peace there.

Hanley lowered his gaze. “When I was a child, I used to light a lamp here for my

my grandmother.”

The place to light the lamp was in the backyard. The young monk in charge of registration looked compassionate, folded his hands in greeting, and then handed Candice a bundle of incense.

Candice pursed her lips, looking at the clusters of lights on top, hesitating to make a move. It

wasn’t until a gust of wind blew that Hanley’s deep and calm voice sounded, “My grandfather said that lighting a lamp here for the ones we miss can guide their way.”

Only then did she slowly start to act.

As the green smoke rose, elegantly spiraling upward, she folded her hands together, her

expression pious and earnest.

When she returned home, the red paint on the door was still there. Candice hesitated for a moment before opening the door. The house, unoccupied for a few days, had accumulated dust easily, and upon opening the door, a cloud of dust greeted her.

Candice didn’t let Hanley in. She said, “It’s too messy inside.”

His eyelashes drooped, and after a pause, he spoke, “If there’s anything, call me. I’ll be nearby.”

She nodded. After he left, she closed the door.

The inside of the house was indeed chaotic. That night, she had left hastily, leaving the whole place in a mess.

Candice sat on the sofa for a while, looking at the furniture in the house. She initially thought she could quickly bring Joe back to live together.

She had made all the plans for the future.

her expectations came to an abrupt halt at this

the old house for two days. Hanley came every day, delivering meals on time

supervising her

she was that delicate, but she really had no strength and no spirit

in her body.

out of the window in a daze or daydreamed.

third day, Hanley didn’t come. Yana came instead.

wore high heels, walking briskly, but as soon as she saw Candice, a moment

across her

indeed not good. Her skin was pale without a trace

lost a lot of weight. The shirt she wore

to sit on the

back from abroad. Before that, my dad forcibly sent

I heard about your grandfather’s

it’s a huge blow

like this,

much these days, her voice was hoarse and tight.

“I know. I’m

asked, “Have you ever been on a roller

they went straight to the roller coaster. Before starting, the staff repeatedly confirmed Candice’s

an exciting ride much before. She had wanted to try it when she was a child but dared not without someone accompanying her.

her, “When the roller coaster reaches the top

holding onto the

only piercing screams at the edge of her eardrums, and apart from

which had almost lost sensation in the silence, began to show stons of revival

stort, Candice’s face had finally

knees asked, “How does it

the wind as she said, “I want

waved her hand, “I can’t take it

slowly converging into a glimmer. She reached

happy. Indeed, under such excitement, the pent–up. frustration

her face, it seemed like

with her

Candice. Yana said, “Candice, you are the second

this”

was the first one?”

any better. I went bungee jumping for him. After jumping three times, I thought, what a stupid man. Does he deserve me wasting my life for

her words. She asked Yana, “Why did you come