My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s) novel Chapter 520

Candice let Alex hold her wrist until she heard his voice almost trembling as he questioned her, and she finally spared him a glance.

She frowned hard, with a hint of confusion and impatience. After a while, she said softly, "Alex, sometimes, I really think you're strange."

Alex's gaze trembled. "Which part of me is strange?"

Candice lowered her head, looking at her wrist that was being gripped by Alex. He held it so tightly that it seemed like he could crush her delicate wrist bones directly.

"It was you who chased after me first. At that time, you found it novel, so you would do anything for me."

"Later on, perhaps you grew tired of me, so you rejected me. You used your actions and humiliations to repeatedly force me to leave. Now that I have finally left, you still insist on making me return to you."

Candice raised her gaze, her clear eyes filled with incomprehension and a fatigue that made Alex's heart tremble. "Alex, I can't afford to play this game with you, neither do I want to."

Candice was speaking from her heart. She had noticed Alex's deliberate attempts to please her, but she only felt exhausted.

She would worry that Alex's approach was another profitable scheme or that he was simply bored with life and had plenty of time and energy to play, unlike her. She could not afford to play along.

Almost as if she had seen through Alex's thoughts, Candice's gaze was indifferent.

"No." Alex's gaze hardened, and he explained in a deep voice, "Erica and I, we're not what you think. I just..."

He seemed hesitant, gently closing his eyes, but not knowing how to say those words.

Because he knew that her safety was not guaranteed around him, because he was afraid of her getting hurt, but he could not help but cherish their relationship, so he could only force himself not to see her...

She said, "But Alex, even if you and those women were just acting, what you consider acting has become a reality to me. Your excuses and reasons sound ridiculous to me."

"A well-intentioned lie is still a lie. Besides, I don't feel any kindness from you. I only know that you really dislike me and wish I would disappear from your sight."

Since she had come this far, Candice did not hold back anymore. Some things were better said now to avoid Alex bothering her in the future.

She paused before continuing. "Alex, the feelings between us have long been severed, and once they're broken, they can never be repaired."

Candice was no stranger to the business world. As smart as she was, she could deduce a lot from the situation in the Elysian family. Whether it was Alex's scheme or Daniel's oppression, anyone who knew them well could see the clues.

But so what? Even if Alex were to say that he was protecting her from Daniel's influence, Candice would only find it more ridiculous.