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

Chapter 0509

Candice calmed down a bit and looked at Alex. "How did you know we were here?"

"Oscar said Daniel was looking for you." Alex's voice was hoarse.

"Yeah." Candice glanced at Ellis and said dryly, "Thanks."

If it weren't for Alex's arrival, Daniel would have surely not let them off easily, and who knows what he might have done to Ellis?

Hearing Candice's words, Alex felt bitter. "It's my fault."

He had implicated Candice and Ellis. If it weren’t for him, Daniel and Oscar wouldn't have paid attention to them.

Alex looked up at the top floor of the hotel, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. His lips tightened involuntarily, and the hostility that had dispersed earlier surged up again.

Suddenly, Ellis's sob interrupted his thoughts. He looked over and saw Ellis's face turning pink as she grabbed Candice's clothes and twisted anxiously.

Candice tried to comfort her, but Ellis seemed to be getting more uncomfortable. Alex felt an ache in his heart, and he subconsciously reached out to touch Ellis's head.

He dared not apply pressure and gently hovered his palm on the little girl's head, afraid of startling her.

Unexpectedly, when his palm touched Ellis’s soft hair, she seemed to sense it. She looked up with teary eyes, gazing at Alex.

At that moment, Alex felt like he couldn't even breathe.

It was the first time he had looked into Ellis's eyes since he knew she was his biological daughter, the first time he truly realized that there was another life in the world with his blood flowing through her. It was miraculous.

Alex had never looked at Ellis properly before, but Shawn and Sieg had both said that Ellis looked a lot like him.

However, Alex felt that Ellis looked more like Candice.

Those eyes, especially, were exactly like Candice's—bright and beautiful.

Alex's hand trembled as it rested on Ellis's head. He didn’t notice that Ellis, who had been crying, stared at him for a while and gradually stopped crying.

Right then, Candice's phone suddenly rang, interrupting his thoughts.

It was Yana calling. "Are you okay? I'm about to reach the hotel. I was thinking that if I couldn't reach you on the phone, I'd call the police immediately. Did Daniel do anything to you? I called Jackson, but he's in Solaris..."

Yana's voice sounded almost tearful. Candice briefly explained the situation, which calmed Yana down.

After finally hanging up the phone, Candice heard Alex say, "Let's go to the hospital first, and then I'll take you back to the hotel."

Ellis was startled by the incident, so Candice didn't refuse.

But after they finished checking Ellis at the hospital, Alex took her to a consultation room. He said, "You have an injury on your wrist."

There was a bruise on Candice's wrist from when she accidentally bumped it while hiding from the bodyguards earlier, and it had turned purple.

She hadn't noticed it herself and hadn’t felt anything until Alex mentioned it. She felt a dull pain belatedly.

“But it’s just a minor bump, nothing serious,” she said. "I don't need any medication. It'll be fine in a couple of days."

"Your wrist was injured in a car accident before, and this arm has been injured several times. You should be more careful." Not giving her a chance to argue, Alex pulled her in.

She was holding Ellis, which made it inconvenient to apply the medication, so Alex hesitated a little as he stood beside her. Then he frowned and tentatively said, "Let me hold her first."

Candice was reluctant, but the doctor was urging them, so she had no choice but to hand Ellis over to him.

Alex didn't know how to hold a child. As soon as he touched Ellis, his whole body stiffened. Neither daring to exert force nor daring to let go, he froze like a statue.

Ellis was a little curious about him, tugging at his clothes and mumbling something.

After they left the hospital, Alex drove them back to the hotel but didn't leave. Instead, he said, "It's not safe for you to stay here."

Candice knew that if Daniel could easily find them at the mall, he must have known where they were staying.

Alex said, "Pack your things. I'll take you somewhere safer than here."

Even though Candice didn't want to, she had no choice at the moment.

The hotel wasn't safe. Daniel could easily find her there.

Yana's place was not an option, especially since the Landors and Elysians had business dealings. She couldn't risk implicating Yana because of herself. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Hanley's villa was even worse. It would be just her and Ellis, and it wouldn’t be safe at all.

After weighing her options, Alex’s suggestion seemed like the safest choice.

It was only for one or two nights anyway. After hesitating for a while, Candice went upstairs to pack her bags and followed Alex.

She didn't expect Alex to bring her back to Vestry Residence.

It had been over a year since Candice had been here last. Stepping inside again, she felt surreal.

The door opened in front of her, revealing a familiar sight. Alex stood behind her, his voice low when he said, as if explaining, "No one else has been here."

The furnishings inside were the same as when Candice had lived here, down to the position of the cups. Everything was unchanged.

Candice stood at the door for a while, hesitating to enter. She didn't know how to face this place where she had once lived for so long, only to be kicked out.

It was even more ridiculous that she was back here now.

"The password hasn't changed. Besides the cleaning lady and me, no one else has been in here," Alex said.

"The perfume is still your favorite scent. The succulents you grew on the balcony are still here..."

Alex slowed down his speech, as if he was afraid of missing something.

But Candice didn't want to hear it. She interrupted, "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. I'll transfer the accommodation fee to you according to the market price."

Alex stood still for a moment before replying, "No need. The house was originally yours."

Candice didn't want to discuss this issue anymore. She closed the door and was prepared to rest with Ellis.

Alex hadn't been back to Vestry Residence for a long time either. He stood at the door for a while before turning to open the door to his room.

The smell of dust hit him, but Alex, who was originally obsessed with cleanliness, didn't seem to notice.

He stepped into the study, which was shrouded in darkness, but he didn't turn on the lights. He just looked at his palm, as if he could still feel the softness of Ellis’s skin.

But soon, the gentle emotion on his face dissipated and was replaced by frostiness.

Regarding today’s incident... if he hadn't arrived in time, God knows what would have happened.

An air of hostility emanated from Alex at this moment. He realized that he had been too arrogant before and had always thought that everything would be under his control.

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Candice left Vestry Residence early the next day, just as she had said. She transferred the accommodation fee to Alex, as promised.