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

Chapter 0484

Candice was surprised. She turned away from the fireworks, pursed her lips, then smiled, and said, "Well, Happy New Year."

Hanley took away his hand, and then showed Candice the dust on his fingers. "Maybe you just got it accidentally."

"It's okay." Candice didn’t mind, and she also discovered that she wasn’t repulsed by Hanley's close contact.

Probably because Yana's words about finding a man that she whispered in Candice’s ears every day had had an effect. Candice's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Hanley had just protected her without hesitation, and Candice would be lying to say that she wasn’t touched at all.

So when one goes on a first date with someone they have a crush on, they must create suspense.

She took the ointment that the doctor had just brought over and was about to apply it to Hanley, but Hanley noticed Alex at the door.

He frowned slightly. "Mr. Elysian?"

Alex walked in expressionlessly, putting one hand in his pocket and looking domineering.

Although Hanley's injury was not caused by Alex, the people responsible had been part of his group, and Candice categorized him as one of them.

She still took the ointment and applied it to Hanley, her movements meticulous and gentle.

Hanley glanced at her, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Alex. "Is there an issue that brings you here so late?"

Alex hummed an acknowledgement. His gaze swept over Candice, and he said, "For your injury, William will reimburse the medical expenses, and also pay you a compensation fee. He is also fully responsible for all your expenses here. Is that all right?"

His words were meant to solve the problem.

Candice felt uncomfortable when she heard this. She stopped and raised her head and asked coldly, "What about an apology? They hurt Hanley like this and don't even bother to apologize?"

These rich heirs really had a similar nature and always had the assumption that money could solve all problems. Candice felt unhappy and looked at Alex with an increasingly cold expression.

Alex glanced at her with dark eyes and said calmly, "William is no longer here, he’s gone back."

Candice found it unbelievable. "He caused such a big ruckus, and then he asked you to apologize while he left?"

"Willliam's family is engaged in real estate, and I have conveyed his offer. If you insist on an apology, I will tell him again." Alex's tone was neither cold nor indifferent, but he was also reminding Candice.

People who were engaged in real estate had big families and big businesses. Seeing how William was so nonchalant about the whole situation, he probably had some confidence in his family reputation protecting him from reprisals.

If they insisted on asking for an apology, it would most probably be meaningless.

Candice had a stoic expression and didn’t want to talk anymore.

Hanley asked aloud, "What about Candice? They scared her quite a bit initially."

Alex looked at Candice. She was lowering her head again, applying medicine for Hanley. Her movements were gentle and slow, as if she were holding a precious treasure.

Candice could feel Alex's gaze on her, but she didn’t want to look up.

Outside the window, fireworks lit up again. Candice took a deep breath and said, "You should go back. It's late, and you shouldn't disturb Hanley's rest."

Alex’s eyes flickered imperceptibly, then a coldness slowly emerged. He snorted and turned to leave.

Candice followed him, closing the door behind him. She turned to see Hanley staring at her and explained softly, "You need rest for your injury. They will knock if they need to come in."

-

Alex was angered into laughter by Candice closing the door. She seemed so eager, as if she was afraid that he would come back.

But for some reason, his expression returned to its usual coldness.

Sieg was waiting outside. When he saw him come out, he said, "I said I would go, but when I turned around, you had already gone in." He clicked his tongue and then looked at Alex's hand that had been in his pocket the whole time. "That bastard William ran away pretty quickly. But, Mr. Elysian, what about your precious hand that often signs contracts worth eight figures now?"

Just now, not only Hanley had been injured, but Alex was as well.

Sieg had just finished a phone call when he came over, and saw things very clearly amidst the chaos. In the midst of the confusion, Sieg had seen a foolish person holding a sparkler, and in the chaos, they had been pushed towards Candice.

But Alex had blocked the person with one hand. It was just that with so many people, and their attention on Candice and Hanley, no one had noticed him.

The person playing with the sparkler seemed to have chosen it quite well, as it was quite thick. The burn on Alex's hand extended from his wrist to his palm, and because it wasn’t treated immediately, it had begun to swell.

Sieg took a picture with his phone, and Alex looked at him coldly. Sieg explained. "With injuries like this, you should at least ask for medical expenses and compensation for mental anguish, right?"

-

After Hanley’s examination results came out and the doctor confirmed there were no major issues, they could return to the villa.

The only ones who came along were Candice and Ryan, while Yana, Nadia, and others waited at the villa.

When they returned, Ellis was already asleep.

Candice breathed a sigh of relief and went upstairs to wash up. After washing up, she saw Yana sitting on the bed, playing with her phone. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Seeing her approach, Yana handed her the phone. "Here. Have you seen it?"

"What?"

"Sieg sent it to me, saying Alex was injured. I think it's a bit suspicious. When we left, he seemed perfectly fine, without any signs of injury." Yana huffed. "Sieg really has too much time on his hands. He went so far as to find a picture online. But why would he send me this photo? It's not like he's trying to play the sympathy card, hoping I'll persuade Hanley not to pursue this matter, right..."

As Yana was analyzing Sieg's purpose in sending the photo, Candice looked at it, lost in thought.

Yana didn’t know, but the background of the picture was indeed in the clinic just now, and the clothes were the same as Alex's.

Moreover, Candice remembered that Alex did have his hand in his pocket when he first arrived.

However, after looking at it for a few moments, she looked away. What did it matter if Alex was injured? It was none of her concern.

Just as she was about to shift her gaze away from Yana, she heard a notification from her phone.

Looking at it, she saw a friend request.

The familiar gray profile picture, the familiar username, but this time the nickname was "2."

Candice ignored it, but after a nap, when she checked her phone again, there were two more friend requests from "2."

They seemed quite persistent.

Candice accepted the request and then went to eat.

Because Hanley was injured, no one was interested in skiing anymore, so they stayed in the villa.

The doorbell rang in the afternoon, and when Candice opened the door, she saw Sieg standing there with several young people beside him.

He had his arm hooked around a young man with red hair and a rebellious expression and casually said, "Candice, William feels guilty about what happened last night and came to apologize to you."

William had his nose in the air and hadn’t even looked at Candice.

Then Sieg added, "Lex asked him to come."