Candice felt a sting in her lips and the slight taste of blood on her tongue, realizing she had hurt her own lips.As Alex relaxed his hold, she instinctively turned her head away, causing her nightgown to slip and vaguely expose her collarbone and a large area of her skin.Alex smiled scornfully as
After waiting ten minutes with no response from Alex, Candice stood up, intending to leave the pantry.However, she caught a glimpse of Charles, who seemed to be in a hurry and had returned to pick up something.He appeared surprised to find Candice there and asked, "Ms. Renault, you’re still here?"
Although Alex's voice was calm, Candice could sense the annoyance in it since she knew him well.Confused about the reason for his irritation, she remained silent, her lips tightly pursed.This response seemed to intensify Alex's contempt. He narrowed his eyes, his tone icy as he accused, "Ms. Renau
The window of the room was left open. Wind from the outside came through the opening. Candice who was clad in a thin bathrobe, felt a slight flutter against her body.Candice was slightly stunned. She didn’t understand what Alex was saying.She glared at him before slowly saying, “What do you want?”
Once she locked the door, Candice huffed and puffed as she put her hands on the sink. She could still hear Alex’s voice outside. Candice raised her eyes and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She could only feel how laughable it all was.Eight years and all she managed to get was that she had s
Candice frowned and held the document in her arms tightly.Nina looked from the side, obviously upset. She couldn’t help but snort. “Ms. Renault, before you go for the meeting, reapply your makeup first. You represent Aether now, you know?”After resting for a while, Candice’s thoughts were much cle
Candice handed her the glass of water. Nina stood up and grabbed the glass while complaining to Alex. Nina did her nails, and she had put diamonds and sequins on her nails.When she was taking the glass of water, the sequin on her nails seemed to have been raised, and it sliced on the tip of Candic
Candice stood there for a while before nodding. “Understood.”She spoke emotionlessly, her lips pale. Her gaze at Alex gradually grew calm.Candice smiled and said dryly, “I’m sorry. I was overthinking.”Alex looked at his phone without caring too much.After a moment, he looked at her and asked, “D