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

Chapter 0510

The news of the full-scale conflict between the headquarters and branches of Aether Corporation reached Candice only after she had been abroad for nearly half a month.

The stock of Aether Corporation was fluctuating wildly. When Candice logged into a long-unused WhatsApp account, it was flooded with messages. Most of them were messages from Kayla, all concerning the issues with Aether Corporation's stocks.

The messages were all sent a week ago.

Kayla, full of worry, asked Candice, ‘If Aether Corporation goes bankrupt, where should I go to look for a job?’

Following that were sneaky photos taken in the office, with everyone looking anxious.

Kayla: ‘We've been working overtime for half a month now. It feels like everyone is living in the company. Based on what Sawyer said, I think Mr. Elysian took the initiative this time. I heard he directly took half of the resources from the headquarters.’

Kayla: ‘Candice, can you accommodate me over there?’

Alex had dug up half of Aether Corporation's resources, which somewhat surprised Candice. Considering Daniel's personality, Alex hitting him like this might result in even fiercer retaliation.

After all, Daniel had an extremely strong desire for control and wouldn't tolerate any defiance.

Considering the current strength of Aether Corporation's branches, what Alex did was somewhat impulsive.

And indeed, Candice's guess was correct. Upon learning that Alex was openly confronting him, Daniel vented almost all his anger.

For a moment, both sides were at each other's throats, and if it weren't known that they were father and son, one might have thought they were archenemies.

Daniel and Oscar went all out, but Alex not only held his ground but also seemed poised to strike back.

Daniel slammed the documents handed to him by his secretary on the ground. "Damn it! I underestimated him. All these years, he's been plotting behind my back! What a good son I've raised!"

Oscar stood by silently, equally astonished. He had thought that Alex had always been suppressed by Daniel, and even if Alex fought back, he would only manage to take a chunk out of Daniel.

But he hadn't expected Alex to have done so much behind the scenes. Half of the headquarters' resources were in his hands, and he had even managed to turn the branches in Solaris, Stugan City, and Fesa City against Daniel.

Oscar's eyes were cold and indifferent. He admitted that he had underestimated Alex before.

At the same time, Sawyer knocked on Alex's office door.

"Mr. Elysian, Mr. Renault is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Darius appeared at the door.

Alex raised an eyebrow, looking at Darius expressionlessly. Darius spoke sarcastically, "Congratulations, Mr. Elysian."

Alex asked, "Congratulations on what?"

Darius replied, "Aether Corporation will eventually be yours. Daniel can't beat you."

He spoke bluntly. The recent internal strife within Aether Corporation had caused quite a stir in Solaris, with many people privately betting on who would ultimately win. Darius scoffed at such gambling.

Darius had known about Alex's ambition since Alex had approached him and the Quimbys for cooperation.

Darius liked dealing with smart people, which was why he had chosen Alex as a partner, although choosing a partner was a step back for him.

Darius admitted that when he was in Solaris, he had indeed made some moves against Alex. After all, he had also wanted to take over Aether Corporation at that time. However, some matters had delayed him, and by the time he had the opportunity again, Alex had already seized most of Aether Corporation.

Hence, Darius smartly chose to give up that pursuit.

Alex didn't want to talk more with Darius. He asked, "Why did you suddenly come to Dorrington?"

Darius's eyes flashed with displeasure. "To look for someone."

Darius didn't stay here for long. His relationship with Alex was not particularly pleasant.

However, before leaving, he remembered something and stopped at the door of the office, looking back at Alex. "Do you know Candice has gone abroad?"

Alex paused. He looked at Darius and sensed a hint of teasing in his gaze.

Alex's expression remained unchanged, and his eyelashes drooped.

On the day Candice left, he had received her accommodation payment, calculated based on the rate of a five-star hotel, and not a penny more or less. Precisely because of this, Alex found it suffocating.

She had clearly drawn a clear line between them, without any extra sentimentality.

Alex looked at the secretary's office outside. The design of the entire CEO's office was very clever. Sitting in his position, he could see a spot outside.

Candice used to sit there.

But later…

Alex pinched his brow, a sense of emptiness permeating his chest.

Forget it. It was his fault. He couldn't blame anyone else.

Candice...

Candice didn't want him anymore, and she was right to not want him.

In the evening, when Sieg came to find him, he was quite surprised. "Mr. Elysian, you've been busy with all the upheaval lately. I’m surprised you still have time to see me."

Alex remained silent.

Sieg chuckled and tossed an envelope to him. "I know what you want to ask. Here, my friend arranged it quite well. He's also keeping an eye on Daniel and Oscar's side, so they won't disturb your daughter and Candice."

Alex looked at the photos inside.

There were solo shots of Candice and ones of her holding Ellis.

It had only been half a month since they parted ways, and nothing seemed to have changed, yet Alex felt as if it had been a long time since he had seen them.

Candice and Ellis were both smiling happily in the photos.

Alex held the photos and stared at them for a long time.

Sieg sat opposite him, not understanding. "Lex, don't give me that sentimental CEO look. I can't stand it. If you want to see her, just go find her. How expensive can a plane ticket be? I can buy it for you if you want."

Alex put down the photos, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips. How could he not know that he could go find her?

But the problem was...

If he went over now, what could he bring for Candice, apart from a lot of trouble and unhappiness?

Moreover, he hadn't completely sorted out the situation in Dorrington yet.

Seeing that he was silent again, Sieg clicked his tongue. "To be honest, you business folks are really complicated. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

"At first, you were madly in love with Candice, then you moved on, and later, there was Sonia, and now you have a daughter with Candice. Lex, I can't figure you out."

Sieg spoke the truth. Over the years, they had witnessed everything.

They had thought he was just a cold-hearted businessman, but who would have thought that he would end up in such a mess because of Candice?

Last year, when Candice had a miscarriage because of Daniel, it caused quite a stir in the circle. Everyone had thought that Alex wouldn't care, but in the end, he had gone crazy and cut ties with his family.

Sometimes Sieg couldn't help but think that people were truly foolish. They didn’t cherish things at the beginning, but once they were gone, they would start going crazy.

Of course, he had to admit that he was just as foolish.