As soon as the banquet was over, Candice Renault left to pick up Alex Elysian. When she opened the door to a room, she bumped into a young girl. The girl looked clean and smart like an elf who could easily charm people. Candice had seen the girl before. She was the new intern at the Secretary's O
The next day, Candice saw Sonia again at the office but the latter was being scolded. Sonia noticed Candice as well but quickly pulled her gaze away, seemingly in avoidance. Candice paused for a moment before she headed into the CEO’s office. To her surprise, the assistant supervisor of the Secre
Candice looked at them in silence. Alex claimed that he was busy because he was staying back with Sonia. Candice took a deep breath and feigned nonchalance as she retrieved her phone. Alex and Sonia then noticed her. Sonia got nervous. “Candice, I’ll complete the task by today!” “Mhmm…” Candice
What about her? What did the eight years she had spent with Alex mean? Candice waited patiently for his answer while her breathing calmed down significantly. Alex used the same firm and composed tone when talking about Sonia to reply, "You know you are not my type.” It was true. Except for the
Alex was not close with his mother, Helen. From the first time Alex brought Candice back home, Helen had never liked her. Alex preferred some distance between Candice and his family, so unless absolutely necessary, he would never send her back to his mother’s place. Candice called Alex. He answe
Since Alex said he would bring Sonia to the party this weekend, Candice did not interfere. She compiled the information into a file, sent it to Sonia via email, and stopped asking. However, Sonia was just an intern. She had to juggle between dealing with her workload and preparing for the party, s
During the weekend, Alex brought Sonia to the party. Candice was not overly concerned but she bumped into Alex when she left the house in the afternoon. He wore a simple shirt with the collar opened, exposing his collar bones and they looked tempting. Coincidentally, Candice wore a black dress, w
Before Candice could give the bottles of water to Sonia, Alex woke up. He asked in a deep voice, “Settled?” “Mhmm. The driver will take full responsibility and he has already contacted his insurance company.” Candice went straight to Alex, twisted the bottlecap and gave it to him. Her voice was