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

Chapter 0551

After Candice returned to the ward, she did not say a word about what had happened at Alex's ward.

But her eyes were bloodshot, clearly from crying a lot. Yana was worried and angry. "Did Alex bully you again?"

"Don't mention him anymore in the future,” Candice said. “I've made things clear to him, and we won't owe each other anything in the future."

Yana was stunned for a moment. "Wh-what do you mean you made things clear, you guys..."

"Not you guys, I am me. He is him," Candice said. "I will apply to be transferred back to the country after some time."

Yana sighed. "Why bother? Since there is no possibility between you and Alex, why are you so distant from Hanley? Don't you know how terrible I felt when I saw his back as he left that day?"

Candice hesitated. "I can't hold him back."

"What do you mean by holding him back?” Yana asked. “Hanley is so good. You should hold onto him tightly."

"It's precisely because he is good." Candice shook her head. It was because Hanley was too good, that she could not bring herself to hold him back.

He was so good, he deserved to have someone who could like him wholeheartedly.

And not someone like her, with a heart broken into unrecognizable smithereens, with traces of patching up all over.

Candice felt that this would not be fair to Hanley.

Seeing her like this, Yana did not know what to say. Instead, she took Ellis out and let Candice rest in the ward alone.

-

Candice's high fever had subsided, but she still had a slight fever. The hospital advised her to stay for another two days for observation.

Yana still brought Ellis to see her every day, along with news of many other people.

Like Helen.

Yana said that after the incident with Daniel, Helen had been living at the Sui residence. She also mentioned that Helen and Daniel had divorced and that she had recently gone abroad.

Yana said, "From what my mom implied, Aunt Helen probably won't return to the country. No one expected that the pair whom everyone regarded as a model couple would end up like this."

Daniel and Helen had always been praised as the most admirable couple in their circle, at least on the surface. They always appeared respectful, loving, and harmonious. Who would have thought that there were hidden secrets behind them?

"What you see is only what others want you to see," Candice said.

Yana glanced at her and probed. "Did you know he has had a high fever since last night?"

It was obvious whom she was referring to.

Candice looked at Yana, and Yana touched her nose. "Sieg came to see me this morning and said Alex's condition isn't very good. He didn't cooperate during the medication change and refused to

take his medicine. He just stares into space every day. Finally, last night, he gave himself a high fever."

Candice lowered her eyes. "If he doesn't care about his own body, what can others do?"

Yana looked at Candice with a complex expression. Of course, she would not mention that Sieg came to ask her to inquire if Candice could go and see Alex.

So she changed the subject and said, "Sieg asked if he could bring Baby Mulberry up to see Alex, just for a moment. He wants to give Alex something to take an interest in. After all, he is ill now. If this continues, who knows what might happen."

Yana was careful with her words. She thought Candice would refuse, but she agreed unexpectedly. "Okay, Ellis is his daughter anyway."

"Are you alright?" Yana asked.

"What could possibly happen to me?"

Yana was conflicted. "Don't you mind?"

"What is there to mind?” Candice replied. “It's not like we're enemies. But do be careful, don't let him infect Ellis."

Yana nodded and took Ellis out.

Sieg was leaning against the wall, and seeing Yana carrying Ellis out, he turned around and went upstairs. "Let's go."

Alex's condition these past two days was really bad. Yana had initially thought Sieg was exaggerating, but when she saw it herself, she realized it was true.

Alex sat on the sofa. Although the curtains were open, letting in the sunlight, he gave off a very cold feeling.

It was not his usual cold attitude, but an emotional coldness, as if nothing could pique his interest.

His pitch-black eyes and pale skin contrasted sharply at this moment, giving him a suppressed melancholic aura.

When he heard the door open, Alex looked up, and his voice was hoarse. "Get out."

He had been in this resistant state for the past two days, unwilling to interact with anyone, refusing medication changes, as if he wanted to torment himself to death.

"If you want to torment yourself, shouldn't you think about your daughter first?" Sieg replied.

At the mention of his daughter, Alex seemed to be stunned for a bit, but before he could react, cute mumbling came from the doorway.

Ellis wriggled out of Yana's arms and toddled towards Alex.

She was still young and had just learned to walk not long ago, so she was wobbly, like a little penguin, and was very adorable.

Without turning, she pounced on Alex, using her baby language to say something unclear but judging by her happy expression, she was probably sharing something joyful with him.

Alex's Adam's apple rolled, and a hint of light appeared in his dim eyes. He reached out and picked up Ellis. "Why did you come here?" Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Ellis just smiled, reaching up to touch his face and said in her tender voice. "Play... want to play... lift me high high."

Only then did Sieg come in, clicking his tongue. "If you really torment yourself to death, do you believe that this little thing will need a stepfather? When the time comes, will she even remember you? She probably won't even know what your last name is."

Alex's hand holding Ellis stiffened, and he frowned, his voice hoarse with warning. "Don't talk nonsense."

"Am I talking nonsense? Look in the mirror, and you'll know. In just two days, you've turned yourself into this." Sieg was very cutting.

However, Alex did not hear his words. Instead, he said, "Candy won't find a stepfather for her."

Sieg chuckled. "That's not for you to decide."

Alex's eyes darkened again. Sieg was right. No matter what Candice wanted, it was not up to him to decide.

He had no right to interfere.

Just the thought of her being with another man made him feel unbearable heartache.

However, he had hurt her so deeply. Did he even have the right to seek her out again?

Alex held Ellis tighter, but she suddenly kissed him on the cheek.

The little girl reached up and touched his face, saying unclearly, "No cwy... no cwy..."

-

Yana took Ellis to see Alex for two consecutive days. Candice had initially been worried that Ellis might get infected, but she had been fine all along and returned home happy every day, which reassured Candice.

Alex was Ellis' father, and that could not be changed. Candice had come to terms with this. There was no need to deny this relationship. She had not received love from her parents when she was young, so she could not deprive Ellis of her rights.

However, when Candice was waiting for Yana and Ellis to return, someone she did not expect arrived in the ward first —

Darius and the even more emaciated Bella.