Daniel's calls kept coming, but Alex ignored each one. However, Candice felt uncomfortable as she had her dinner. She set down her utensils and coolly asked Alex, "Can you leave now?"Alex paused, his phone on the table still flashing incessantly. Even though it was in silent mode, calls and messag
Considering herself straightforward, Nina smiled as she awaited Alex's response.Alex glanced at her, the slight furrow on his brow smoothing out. His indifferent eyes showed no ripples of emotion."I'm not interested in playing these boring games with you," he said before he left. Nina's face momen
Nina's tone carried a kind of indescribable mockery. She looked at Candice unabashedly, then lightly scoffed and said, "But it's better that it’s not Alex's. I'm about to get engaged to him. If a child pops up now, it would be quite troublesome."Candice stood there quietly. She watched Nina approac
Candice found Daniel's guard and vigilance ridiculous. What did her pregnancy have to do with them?Nina smiled and looked at Candice, then turned to Daniel. Seeing his obvious displeasure, she said with a smile, "Candice, we seem to have some fate between us. How about I become your child's godmoth
She calmed her emotions and thanked Nadia. Nadia waved her hand and said cheerfully, "It's nothing. Just let me be the godmother to your child in the future. Oh right, have you thought of a name for the child?"Candice hesitated. Although she was four months pregnant, she had been so busy before th
Since Candice returned to Dorrington, she’d had no contact with Henry.He looked pretty much the same as he before, still appearing gentle and refined, with a scholarly and elegant demeanor.Candice stood a few steps away, looking at his hand around Ava's waist, but her face showed no expression. Th
Nina smiled at him, and Alex's gaze darkened slightly.She deliberately lowered her voice, and Candice couldn’t hear what she was saying. She could only see Nina's smile and the way Alex's eyelashes drooped.Candice turned and went back into the restaurant. She ran into Hanley as soon as she entered
Listening to Henry's words, Candice felt no emotions at all, nor was she surprised. She just asked Henry, "What if I say my child is his?"Henry fell silent, but soon regained his senses and said without hesitation, "Why can't you heed my advice? Do you need to keep messing with these things? What d