My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s) novel Chapter 391

His words were intended for Hanley, but his gaze was fixed mockingly on Candice. As if she was the one who burned bridges.

Candice frowned, subconsciously looking at Quentin and did not miss the disdain on his face.

Her expression slightly darkened. She knew that this time, Redshade's rules were targeting Burning Star and Aether in many aspects. With Alex and Hanley at loggerheads, Quentin was probably enjoying the show.

Without a moment of hesitation, just as she was about to speak up to remind Hanley, Alex changed the subject again.

"However, Burning Star does have the strength to make Mr. Baldwin disregard the rules. Aether is quite willing to be the bridge for Burning Star." Although Alex's tone was somewhat mocking, he still lowered his stance slightly. However, he also threw the question back at Hanley.

Hanley had mentioned Sonia simply to imply to Quentin that she was acting out of personal grievances, and that her words were not entirely trustworthy.

But Alex had countered the argument, appearing to be willing to cooperate with Burning Star on the surface, but actually implying that Burning Star could qualify for Redshade based on its own capabilities.

It sounded friendly and humble, but it was actually full of confrontation.

Candice frowned and looked at Alex. She was thinking fast in her head, wanting to end the topic, but Sonia unexpectedly spoke first.

She looked displeased as she looked at Hanley. "Mr. Baldwin, what do you mean by that? It's obvious that Burning Star's own studio was irresponsible and had problems. Why are you trying to blame me?" She stared stubbornly at Alex with a stiff neck. "And I stopped working at Aether a long time ago. I'm just concerned about the quality issues. Why are you trying to smear me like this? I know your relationship with Candice is unusual, and you want to protect her. But why do you have to slander me?"

Candice did not expect the conversation to end up being about her. She looked visibly unhappy, sitting in the wheelchair. She didn’t like when personal matters were brought up during work meetings.

She looked at Quentin and spoke calmly. "Mr. Howles, even so, Burning Star should have the opportunity to explain and prove themselves. Directly rejecting us seems to contradict the original intention of holding the Redshade tender."

"I don't think so. Considering safety is the top priority, I don't see any problem with that," Quentin replied calmly.

Candice fell silent. If Quentin insisted on focusing on safety hazards, she really could not find a suitable reason to convince him. The situation fell into a stalemate for a while, and Candice pondered silently.

"It seems like no one has informed you yet." Another deep, flat voice rang out as Candice was contemplating. Darius's tone was gentle, but his voice was clear. He looked at Candice, and in his deep, cold eyes, there was no hint of interest. "In the rules that were revised the day before yesterday, even if Mr. Howles agrees to Burning Star's participation, it would probably still be difficult for Burning Star to be selected."

Candice had found her meeting with Darius the other night unpleasant. She had been avoiding looking at him since he’d arrived. Looking at him just reminded her of Henry.

Now, Candice reflected that if she had not been so insistent on testing the relationship between her and Darius before, she might have been able to face him more calmly now.

The meeting was a series of bad news for Burning Star.

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After the meeting, Candice looked at Hanley, feeling somewhat distressed. "I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

It was obvious that Quentin was deliberately targeting Burning Star, and Sonia was probably instrumental in this.

"Even without you, Quentin probably wouldn't have let Burning Star pass easily,” Hanley said. “Sonia probably just arrived at the right time. You don't have to blame yourself."

His phone was on the table, and rang. It was a call from a client in Dorrington.

But Alex kept provoking her, and she was already feeling annoyed, so she had to push back.

Alex heard her response, but his expression remained unchanged. He just looked at her with deeper eyes.

Candice felt uncomfortable staying in this corner, especially with her mind preoccupied. She did not want to say anything more to Alex, so she stood up from the wheelchair and slowly left the meeting room.

She wanted to get some fresh air outside.

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Unbeknownst to Candice, Sonia watched her as she got up and left. She sat next to Quentin, her gaze fixed on Candice. When Candice left the meeting room, Sonia gritted her teeth and whispered to Quentin. Then, she also stood up and followed Candice out of the meeting room.

At the same time, she dialed a number on her phone.

As soon as she stepped outside, the other party answered. Sonia's voice was no longer sweet and soft the way it was when she was talking to Quentin. "Where are you? It's time to make a move."

She looked in the direction Candice had left, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

She could not accept that Candice was pregnant with Alex's child, and she could not accept that Candice could still be shining brightly without Alex, and she even had Hanley protecting her. She would not let Candice have a better life than hers.

Everything that Candice had should have been hers.