My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s)

Chapter 0466

Daniel left the cafe with his secretary, leaving behind the photocopy of the contract and the medical report in front of Candice.

She looked at the two documents blankly for a while, then closed her eyes, her lips moving slightly as she breathed quickly.

After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at the photocopy of the contract.

Daniel was right. The loopholes and problems in the contract meant that if Aether Corporation wanted to sue her, she wouldn't even have a chance to defend herself.

She had indeed signed it.

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Candice felt as if her heart was being squeezed, as she felt suffocated. The inability to breathe brought a dull pain that made it impossible for her to move.

It was Yana's phone call that finally brought her back to reality.

Yana's voice on the other end was cheerful. "Are you done there? I'll come pick you up now. All right, let's grab a meal and then go for the check-up."

Candice looked at the medical report on the table, her eyes full of confusion. Hearing Yana's words, she shook her head without speaking.

After waiting for a while, she remembered that Yana couldn't see her actions, so she cleared her throat and hoarsely replied, "No need, I don't want to go now."

"What? Why? Why don't you suddenly want to go? Candice, what's wrong? Did something happen? Did Daniel do something?"

Before Yana could finish her sentence, Candice interrupted. She ended the call with a brief, "Sorry, I have something to deal with now."

-

Sawyer led Sieg into Alex’s office at Aether. Sieg's face was not as carefree as usual, and he held a document in his hand, his expression showing some hesitation.

In the end, he chose to directly place the document in front of Alex. "I won't say much. You can see for yourself."

Alex's hand, which was in the middle of signing, paused. He raised his eyes to look at the document.

He remained calm throughout, with no change in his expression.

Sieg waited for a long time but didn't hear him say anything, so he couldn't help but speak up. "Alex, tell me the truth. Is the child in Candice's belly yours?"

Only then did Alex move and turned to look at Sieg.

Sieg leaned back on the sofa. "If it's yours, Uncle Daniel's actions are understandable. After all, if your child is deformed, it's a huge embarrassment. But if it's not yours, I guess Candice would also go and abort the child. After all, a child like that would suffer if born, and might be ridiculed for life. But why did she used your name—"

Before Sieg could finish his sentence, he felt the sharp and icy gaze Alex cast in his direction.

-

In the end, Yana went to pick up Candice. Candice had already put the two documents into her bag and only told Yana that she was too tired.

She hadn't even recovered yet from the shock of the contract Daniel had shown her. It was so distant that if Candice didn't have a good memory, she would almost forget that such a thing had happened at all.

Before Candice followed Alex into Aether, Alex hadn't been kicked out of the headquarters by Daniel. So the Aether Corporation Candice had first entered was under Daniel’s management.

That contract was really too distant, so distant that she almost forgot what had happened back then.

She spent the entire journey back home carefully reflecting. Yana thought she was resting because she closed her eyes. She didn't find it strange, after all, pregnant women often felt drowsy.

However, when driving back to the villa, Candice saw two figures near the villa.

Jessica and Helen.

Candice got out of the car and immediately sensed Helen's gaze on her. She didn't even want to give her a glance and went straight back with Yana.

"Ms. Renault, can I have a moment of your time?" Jessica spoke. She was wearing a beige suit, looking elegant and dignified.

Candice stopped in her tracks. She didn't want to see anyone from the Elysian family right now.

She refused. "Sorry, I don't have time."

Jessica seemed surprised by her refusal, hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to continue the conversation.

Helen raised her eyes and scrutinized Candice for a moment before sneering, "Did you go to see Daniel today?"

Candice looked at her, and Helen's mocking smirk remained unchanged.

Not far from the villa, there was a small pavilion. They walked over. Candice looked at Helen and got straight to the point, "Are you here to ask me to abort the child too?"

Helen paused for a moment before mockingly saying, "Frankly, even if you assure me that your child has nothing to do with Alex, it wouldn't matter to me even if you gave birth to a disabled child."

"Why do you keep confirming with me that my child has nothing to do with Alex?" Candice looked at Helen, not missing the disdain in her eyes when she glanced at her belly. "There are many men in this world, not just Alex."

"But none of them are the best." Helen didn't seem interested in discussing this matter further. She changed her tone and said, "Anyway, Alex is going to marry Nina. Candice, even if you carry Alex's child, you won't be able to enter the Elysian family."

"If you came just to say these things, you can leave now." Candice stood up directly, looking at Helen with cold eyes, feeling it all rather absurd.

The sense of superiority conveyed by the Elysian family was truly nauseating.

"Do you think your aloofness is useful?" Helen's soft voice rang out. She looked at Candice, her lips curled in a smirk. "Candice, you think you're clever, but in the end, you're just being manipulated." She glanced meaningfully at Candice's belly, "Do you think you can really protect your child?"

Candice stopped halfway through turning around. She instantly turned back to look at Helen, a cold sweat breaking out on her back. That oppressive feeling surged up again.

Her mind, somewhat sluggish, finally caught on to something.

"Was it you who arranged the thing at the hospital?" she asked.

Helen seemed to have dressed up today, shining and glamorous, looking like a wealthy lady. She raised her hand to touch her pearl earrings, looking at Candice with rare pity, "You truly are hopelessly foolish."

-

When Alex returned to the Elysian residence, it was dinner time.

Helen, in a good mood today, glanced at him and asked, "Why did you come back today?"

Alex only glanced at her and didn't say anything. Instead, he turned his gaze to Daniel beside him. "Did you go to see Candice today?"

Daniel's stern gaze fell on him, his tone displeased when he spoke. "Are you interrogating me?"

Alex looked at him, his eyes like a black whirlpool, carrying a tremendous approaching danger.

He thought of the things written in the documents, and the sight of Candice's breakdown in the hospital that day.

He took a deep breath and said in an almost cold and resolute tone, "I promise you, I will do whatever you want me to do."