My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 0050

Candice was lost in thought until her phone rang, snapping her back to reality.

It was Helen.

Candice furrowed her brows slightly; Helen rarely contacted her on her own initiative.

Hesitatingly answering the call, Helen’s commanding tone came from the other end of the line. “Come to Silverstone Hospital and bring some supplements.”

Upon arriving. Candice learned that Jasmine Carter, Jackson’s mother, had accidentally injured her arm and

needed to be hospitalized for observation.

Helen raised her eyebrows when she saw Candice and said, “Drop off the items; you can leave.”

Her tone was harsh, but Candice remained silent. Helen was Alex’s mother, and publicly or privately, she

couldn’t say much.

“Thank you,” said the woman on the hospital bed politely and gently as Candice placed the items down.

Shaking her head, Candice left the room under Helen’s urging.

As she stepped out of the ward, she collided with Jackson, who had hurriedly arrived.

Jackson was surprised to run into Candice here.

He steadied her and asked, “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.” Candice didn’t want to hinder him and stepped aside to let him in.

Jasmine’s ward was a single room. There was also a partition placed inside.

As Candice hadn’t left yet, she heard Helen’s sharp voice, “If there’s anything needed, let Candice handle it. She doesn’t have much to do anyway.”

Candice’s expression remained unchanged. When Helen called her over, she still had unfinished work. She expected that she needed to work overtime tonight to finish it.

“Candice?” Jackson also heard Helen’s words.

He comforted Candice softly before entering to see his mother.

Originally, he had wanted to invite Candice to dinner. However, Candice declined as she thought about the

work she needed to finish.

Two hours had already passed by the time she returned to the company. As Candice entered the office, she

saw Sonia chatting with Kayla.

Seeing her return, Sonia sluggishly returned to her seat.

Candice placed her bag down and asked, “Is everything organized?”

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“I’ve sent it all to your email.”

Candice nodded and sat back at the computer.

The proposal for Silver Ocean Industries was challenging. Candice examined the form Sonia had modified and found one missing data.

She initially thought of finding it herself, but she had too much on her plate. So, she handed the documents

back to Sonia, instructing her to make the correction.

Sonia was reluctant. “Wasn’t the form already fixed?”

“There’s one more data missing; it should be in the database. Please check it,” Candice replied.

Her words were reasonable, as it was Sonia’s responsibility. However, the database was extensive, and Sonia, who always stayed close to Alex, had yet to learn many things and tended to be clumsy.

When Candice finished organizing the work she needed today, Sonia hadn’t retrieved the required data.

Candice couldn’t stand how slow Sonia was working, and she reminded her with a frown. Sonia complied

reluctantly.

After finally finishing today’s tasks, which made her half an hour late, Candice packed up and left.

As she was leaving. Sonia stopped her and said, “Candice, why don’t we have dinner tonight? As thanks for

taking me home last night.”

Candice’s expression remained unchanged as she replied, “I have other matters to attend to.”

As she finished speaking, someone pushed open the office door. The scent of cedar on Alex was cold and

crisp.

He glanced at Candice and asked Sonia, “Why so late today?”

*Candice returned late,” Sonia said, shifting both overtime issues onto Candice.

Alex’s gaze finally landed on her, and he raised his eyebrow, waiting for Candice’s explanation.

Candice took a breath and said slowly. “Aunt asked me to deliver some things to the hospital.”

“You went just because she asked?” Alex threw out the question casually after a pause:

She handed the documents in her hand to Kayla while maintaining a facade of indifference.

Kayla looked at Candice, feeling genuinely sorry for her. She couldn’t help but complain. “Candice, mark my words. Sonia is just clinging to Mr. Elysian like a parasite. When Mr. Elysian gets tired of her, she’ll be miserable.”

Candice remained silent.

It still took some skill for Sonia to cling to Alex like that. Also, Alex was willing to spoll her.

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After work

work, while Candice was still at the office. Jackson called her to have dinner.

Candice agreed.

“I happen to be near Aether Corporation. I’ll come pick you up,” Jackson said.

Jackson arrived quickly. After packing her things, she quickly went downstairs.

There were more than a dozen stairs in front of the company building. As she was distracted, she tripped and

twisted her ankle.

A sharp pain shot through her ankle, and Candice instantly paled.

When Jackson saw this, he frowned and reached out to support her by her elbow.

“Are you okay?”

As he spoke, a young girl’s light and cheerful laughter sounded from behind them.

Candice stiffened.

She didn’t need to look to know who it was.

Sonia was holding Alex’s hand, and they walked over. Alex’s eyes came to rest on Jackson’s hand, which was

supporting Candice’s elbow.

Then, Candice shifted her foot and winced in pain. Her face became even paler.

However, she gritted her teeth and said, “I should be fine.”

Jackson frowned. “Let me carry you.”

Alex paused, and his mystifying gaze landed on Candice’s face.