My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s) novel Chapter 404

Henry looked at Barox in disbelief. He asked Candice, "Are you... Are you kidding me?"

He clearly didn't believe it, even turning back to glance at the sullen-faced Alex.

He had already told most people that his daughter was in love with the boss of Aether Corporation and they were about to get married soon. But now Candice told him that the child wasn't Alex's?

Instead, it belonged to this boy who looked like he had nothing.

Henry incredulously asked Candice again, "Even if you don't want to help me, you shouldn't make such jokes with me. You're ruining your own reputation!"

Seeing Henry's appearance, a mix of defeat but unwillingness to accept it, Candice lowered her head and smiled. She took the initiative to hold Barox's arm and said, "What's the point of deceiving you? Would I make a mistake about whose child it is?"

There was a hint of imperceptible ease in her tone, and her gaze drifted towards Alex, her voice flatly saying, "Mr. Elysian had suffered and endured a lot of grievances because of this."

Holding onto Barox, she seemed to have found her backbone, and her demeanor became lively as she spoke.

Alex stood ten meters away, his stern face showing no sign of relaxation. His dark eyes were fixed tightly on Candice's hand holding onto Barox's arm.

Barox had a hip-hop street style, while Candice wore a light-colored work suit, looking capable and neat. These two completely different individuals stood together, looking surprisingly harmonious.

Barox was tall and well-built, not inferior to Alex, plus his regular exercise meant he exuded a strong youthful air.

As Candice and Barox went upstairs, they could still see Henry's face looking greatly devastated, as if Candice had done something terribly wrong to him.

The elevator was empty. After going up one floor, Candice let go of Barox's arm, and the calmness on her face shattered. She pinched her brow and said, "Sorry."

Barox looked at her, his face showing no embarrassment, just taking out his phone and fiddling with it.

Candice glanced over and saw him texting.

Sensing her gaze, he explained without changing his expression, "I'm reporting progress to Yana, almost thought this job was going to fall through."

Candice pondered for a few seconds. "What job?"

"Yana asked me to pretend to be the father of your child, five thousand a day. It's been a while without any progress, so I was planning to go back to Dorrington today."

No wonder he had already packed his luggage.

But Candice still questioned, "When did she tell you?"

Barox held up his phone. "Just now."

Candice saw the chat records on his phone, which indeed stopped just now, with Yana clearly pricing it at five thousand a day, which was very eye-catching.

She fell silent for a moment. No wonder Barox had circled back.

With him as a shield, she felt much more secure. At least Henry's side was resolved, and even Alex could be held off.

She went to the balcony to call Yana. Regardless of anything else, she couldn't let Yana bear the cost of five thousand a day.

"Hello, darling, why did you suddenly call me?" As soon as the call connected, Yana's coquettish and affected voice burst out.

Candice didn't want to hear her pretense. She said helplessly, "I'll give Barox the money."

"What money? Why are you giving him money?" Yana pretended to be ignorant.