The Wrong Woman

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Chapter 963

Ello was startled awake by a phone ringtone early in the morning. He opened his eyes to find Candice still soundly asleep in his arms.

He swiftly reached over to silence the phone, his face souring as he glimpsed Mervyn's name on the caller ID.

He disconnected the call and placed the phone down. Then, he softly kissed Candice on the forehead and pulled her closer, hoping to drift back to sleep.

Moments later, the phone rang once more, thoroughly irritating him. Carefully shifting Candice aside, he grabbed the phone and headed to the balcony to answer it.

Mervyn's voice was gentle as it came through the phone. "Good morning, Candice! Today-

Elio cut him off, his tone icy. "Candice is still asleep. What do you need?

There was a moment of silence before Mervyn's tone became distinctly different. He asked with a deep sense of annoyance, "Why are you answering her phone?"

"I didn't want to answer initially, so I ended the call. But you kept ringing back, so I figured it must be urgent, or you wouldn't be so persistent, would you?"

"Just pass her the phone. I need to speak with her," Mervyn demanded.

not

silent

anger as he cautioned, "Engaged or not you should

between us," Elio

boiled over. "Elio, don't push me

your distance from my fiancée, maintain the boundaries of a normal friendship, and

balcony, phone in hand, watching the

rubbing her sleepy eyes while searching for her phone. She murmured, "I remember leaving my phone on the

called twice. I didn't want him

a puzzled expression, Candice

didn't sound urgent. He just wanted

him an awkward smile

didn't have anything important,"

should call him back, just in case there's something urgent," Elio suggested as

noticed a hint of unhappiness in his expression. Despite his composed demeanor and insistence that she return the call, she sensed an undercurrent of

voice

"Yes, it's me."