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Vicky was prescribed with anti-inflammatory drugs, after which she went to the inpatient department to visit a patient. It was her colleague from the playhouse who had just undergone an orthopedic surgery. Harry had sneakily gone to observe them a few times. He was a star actor who had taken part in hundreds of shows. With a puerile appearance, he looked rather feminine.

Unlike him, Byron was civilized, handsome, dashing, and manly.

Harry held a glass of water and knocked on the table before saying, “She’s not here specifically for you, huh?”

“No,” Byron said while flipping through the films nonchalantly.

He didn’t like it if she was too clingy, and he didn’t have time to pay attention to all the women who were clinging to him. There were few who weren’t clingy, like Vicky, whom he loved.

Despite knowing that she was a simp for older men too, he couldn’t bring himself to end things with her. He was too enamored and obsessed with her.

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Byron felt that if he forcefully ended things with Vicky, he would end up seriously damaged and suffer a men tal breakdown.

Harry took a sip of water and asked, “Do you know that pretty boy?”

“No.”

He didn’t take such men seriously because he knew that Vicky wouldn’t take a liking to them.

Byron was handsome, hot, and good in bed. Vicky was just after money and wouldn’t cheat on him for her colleague, who was poorer than her.

She basically cheated on men who seemed richer than Byron on the surface.

At the thought of something, Harry reminded Byron, “She has levonorgestrel tablets in her handbag.”

“Yeah.”

“And you say you’re not cohabiting? Why would she need to take that stuff then? Quit lying to me.”

She really wasn’t taking those pills for him.

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Byron couldn’t bear to make Vicky take those pills, and he’d rather be the one to take contraceptive measures or stop

himself from climaxing at the very last moment than ruin her body like this.

“How much is there?”

“Four or five boxes, both long-acting and emergency.

Byron scowled.

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The interval between her committing the same old mistake was getting shorter and shorter. As soon as she showed up in front of him again, she had the guts to h o o k up with another man right under his nose.

“The principal couldn’t find you and so he sent me here to ask if you and Josie have made any progress.

Byron snapped on his pen cap and said, “We’re not suitable for each other.”

“Josie is a better match for you than Vicky. At least, she’s a ruly girl.”

“Where is she?”

“Who?” Harry asked in puzzlement.

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“Candice,” Byron said.

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“Wow, there’s a place for her, huh? You avoided her and rejected her when she was courting you desperately. Now that she’s decided to ignore you, you feel uneasy,” Harry gloated.

“Nah, I’m just asking,” he said indifferently.

“She’s average. You and Josie would make a good couple.”

Byron glared at him and asked, “Is Josie seriously prettier than Candice?”

“Forget I said that,” Harry said with joy.

Back at his seat, he sent a Whatsapp to someone with the contact “Charming Fox”.

[You’re pretty good at this. He’s verified your beauty.]

Candice was on sick leave and slept through the night so she missed his message.

In the evening after Byron left work, Vicky was playing mobile games in his car.

When he fastened her seatbelt, he unintentionally glanced at

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her screen to see that she was playing a couple game. Her in-game username was “Wifey”.

He started the engine without a word before asking, “Who’s the husband?”

“The photographer.”

Byron stopped moving and asked, “Things aren’t over between you two yet?”

Vicky realized he had misunderstood and shut down the

game.

“It’s not the same guy. This is part of a film crew. I’m pretty keen on starring in a movie so he’s in charge of pulling the strings,” he explained.

“He’s not suitable for you.”

“What suits me then? Becoming Mrs. Wilson?” she asked with a smile.

Once upon a time, Byron would have said yes.

These days, he had begun wavering. When he was having drinks with Enos one night, Candice came to his mind. She was innocent, pure, and alluring that day.

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Her clean body and watery eyes…

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Vicky was like a vixen while Candice was only half a vixen.

She wasn’t as scheming and toxic as a vixen and was instead, much more harmless and innocent. She was naturally beautiful in her own way.

All men had a secret desire for destruction, and Candice had satisfied his desire for destruction.

“Byron, you’ve never mentioned anything about your family,” Vicky said while holding his wrist and fiddling with an amber cufflink.

He came back to his senses and said, “Does it matter?”

“Are you keeping your guard up against me? I hope you’re not hiding anything from me,” she said as she lowered her

arm.

As they passed NY Bridge, Vicky felt Byron’s right hand jerk. away from her and the car pick up speed.

Her words had aroused his suspicion and irritation.

“Do you care if I have money or not?” he snapped.

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“Of course I care, love without money is fragile and breakable.

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“So that’s why you keep trying to sleep with rich men,” Byron said with a sullen expression.

Vicky ignored his disgust and said, “I’m looking at a $300,000 bag, which you have to save up a year for with the salary you’re drawing. By the time you can get it for me, it would have already become an off-season model. Would there still be a point in getting it? I hate it when other women have it before me.”

He sneered, “Are you going to spend the rest of your life with money or me?”

She climbed into Byron’s lap again and said, “I want to be with you when you’re rich.”

She started fiddling with the buckle of his belt but he didn’t

move.

Vicky licked her tongue over her red lips and said, “This is the latest lipstick, It’s very moist.”

She was the best at flirting with him. Byron was once young and enamored with her endlessly. He succumbed every time she seduced him.

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In the beginning, he thought it was his submission that caused Vicky to lose interest in capturing him, but in fact, she was greedy for a luxurious life of money and power.

She sacrificed love for the thrill of glitz and glamor.

As for him, he treated her as a human and not a plaything. He also protected her so she obviously wouldn’t be so st*pid as to let go of him.

He was equivalent to Vicky’s backup plan. He couldn’t change her lust for vanity and prodigality on this pursuit of materialism.

Byron looked down at her from above for a long time. His tone was indifferent and lacking in interest, so much that the vibes were completely off.

“There are traffic police. Sit still,” he said.

Leaning against his shoulders while exuding a strong fragrance, she asked, “Have you lost interest after spending too much time with that boring woman?”

She became more and more upset. “You used to be very sensitive.”

“It has nothing to do with her,” Byron snapped impatiently.

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“You’re always so defensive.” Vicky hit the nail on the head, “But my suspicions came after she showed up.”

“What did Harry say to you?” Byron asked.

He didn’t bother dwelling on Candice.

Vicky’s smile faltered, and with superior acting skills, she put on another seamless and flawless smile.

“Those friends of yours don’t like me enough to talk to me.”

Byron cupped Vicky’s chin and said, “I know all the tricks. you’re playing, and I’m willing to go along with you because I have feelings for you, so don’t squander them and go too far.”

She didn’t move a muscle and watched him closely.

Byron immediately let go and touched the cigarette case.

Vicky pressed the lighter, moved it closer to him, and lit the cigarette.

After uncovering that flame, Byron kept his eyes fixed on her face.

“It’s my money you’re after.”

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She moved her thumb away and the flame went out.

“I cozy up to them to get money. I please you for love.”

Byron looked straight ahead and asked, “Do you love me?”

She guffawed and said, “Of course, I do. I love you to death.”

Vicky had never answered him directly, and this time she did, but Byron was even more annoyed.

That was obviously the taste of being lied to.

However, he couldn’t see through her heart or force her to say that she didn’t love him. That was not the answer he wanted.

He was so frustrated that he drove off again after he dropped Vicky off at Bourland Villa.

After Candice came out of the shower, she heard her cell phone ringing at her bedside and proceeded to picked up the call.

The person on the other end of the line said, “I’ll be at your place in half an hour.”

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The next second, the call was terminated.

As usual, she had to obey all his orders.

Immediately afterwards, she saw a message from the nickname “Wonderful Man”.

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She replied: [Are you taking advantage of me?]

On the other hand, he was in a meeting in his department and didn’t reply.

Candice passed by the kitchen and Miranda happened to be pulling open the cover of the oven.

“The bread is ready. Where are you going?”

“To sell some old clothing.’

“You’re not going to take anything with you?” Miranda probed.

Candice casually picked up a pair of sheepskin high heels and said, “This style is out of season. I’m going to sell it to the recycling station.”

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Miranda didn’t believe her. “That’s only going to fetch you a few dollars. Are you short of money?”

“I’m thrifty,” she stammered diffidently.

Miranda turned around to look at the window. Although she wasn’t familiar with cars, she could recognize the Jaguar logo and the ‘666’ license plate, which was incredibly valuable. She had long heard that the silver Jaguar belonged to Doctor Byron of the Department of Urocology.

By the time Candice came downstairs, Byron had finished a bottle of liquor.

She was wearing slippers and a yellow cotton halter dress. As soon as she pulled the car door, she choked on the strong smell of alcohol and asked with a frown, “Doctor Byron?”

His eyes were a little glassed over and he said, “Come up.

He patted his own leg, a gesture for her to sit on his lap.

Candice leaned against the car door without moving.

Whenever he showed up at hers, he was either lonely, randy, or upset with his ex.

He wasn’t sober either. If something were to happen, she

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would be the one losing out.

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Byron was good in bed but he was harsh with his words.

“Get straight to the point.”

He handed Candice a plastic bag containing medicine for a cold.

He had a conscience after all.

“Doctor Harry said you had a fever.”

“Doctor Byron, won’t you get a fever after being drenched in the rain for 40 minutes? You’re very strong,” she said nonchalantly.

Byron pursed his lips and said, “Who told you to really get off?”

As expected, he was blaming her for something that he was at fault for.

Candice turned around and walked away, but Byron tugged at her collar and asked, “What do you women want

anyway?”

“Sincerity.”

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“I’ve given that.”

“To me?”

Byron remained silent.

“Go ask whoever you gave it to, what exactly she wants.”

He was pretty despondent today.

Byron, who rarely had to fret over love, had faced his defeat today.

Out of humanitarian concern, Candice gave him a tip.

“Get straight to the point and give her what she wants. Since she loves money, give her money. That’ll do the trick, right?”

He suddenly said, “Do you want to get into a relationship with me?”

She ignored Byron but he pulled her back and asked, “Yes or not?”

He was quite serious about it. He wasn’t the type to like joking anyway.

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“Do I get paid for acting?”

“I mean dating, for real,” he said with a frown.

Shaking her head, Candice said, “It would be too tiring to date you.”

She brushed his hand away and slammed the door shut. Byron kept looking at her through the window.

He smoked a few more cigarettes to suppress the tension in his heart, waited for the valet to come and drove away from the neighborhood.

Candice returned to her room and stood on the balcony, looking downstairs.

She watched the entire process of Byron smoking and. leaving.

Deep down, she wavered.

She could tell from the look in his eyes that he wasn’t fooling her when he asked her if she wanted to be in a relationship with him. It seemed real for a moment.

In the end, her rationality prevailed.

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This man was too difficult to handle.

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Rufus was the basic version and Candice couldn’t even handle it. She was afraid of handling an upgraded version like Byron.

She couldn’t even beat Rita, let alone a more powerful fighter.

During lunch break on Thursday, Candice received a text message from Percy who asked her to make a trip to his office.

She didn’t say exactly what it was about.

She packed her bag and told Monica who was next to her, “Take a half-day off for me.”

Monica put her arm on the back of her head and swiveled her chair as she said, “You’ve only just returned from your sick leave, and you’re leaving again. Seems like you’re not going to stop until you’ve driven Patrick crazy.”

“I didn’t skip work. This is for something important.”

Monica scrutinized her, “Let me guess, it has something to do with Mr. Percy.”

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“You’re pretty smart,” she said with surprise.

“It’s not a rendezvous. It’s for business. However, you’re using business as an excuse to have a secret rendezvous,” she said.

Candice walked out of the office without uttering a single sound.

“I’m still sick, so Patrick shouldn’t give me a hard time.” Monica turned the corner to the director’s office after saying, “This is the last time.”

She had gotten hurt after her own attempt at an abortion but Monica had gotten over it pretty quickly. Her new stepfather was rich and generous, and she was now targeting young hunks in their twenties.

Candice rushed to Fortune Group and called Percy but he didn’t pick up because his phone was switched off.

She stopped a female employee and asked, “What floor is the general manager’s office on?”

The woman sized her up before saying, “Mr. Percy is not available at the moment.”

“Not available? He invited me to meet him at his office,” Candice said as she showed her the text.

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The female employee checked the number and confirmed it was correct. “I’ll bring you upstairs then.”

Just before reaching the top floor, the girl withdrew, as if there was something she shouldn’t see.

There was only one room on this floor, and the surrounding area was quiet. There were floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, which were left ajar.

Candice squeezed in and passed through a long, narrow tunnel that led to a translucent bathroom.

In the white porcelain bathtub by the window, there was a woman with Percy. It was Nicole.

She was wearing a bikini, with her hair tied up into a messy bun at the back of her head.

Candice was stunned by this scene and forgot to make a sound for a while.

Seated behind Percy, Nicole ran her hands around his torso, gently rubbing his skin, from his chest to his waist and stomach, and then extending silently.

Percy leaned against the wall of the bath tub without rejecting her or cooperating.

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It looked as if Percy was giving consent to Nicole for carrying out her wishful thinking.

It was full of secrets between adults.

Nicole freed a hand, pulled the strap at the neck of her bikini, and asked, “Mr. Percy, do you want some shower gel?”

“No,” Percy said as he opened his eyes.

She dived under the water and slowly surfaced before putting her hand against his chest while the buoyancy of the water caused her bikini to be pushed off.

Percy raised his hand to hold it down, preventing her bikini from slipping away.

“No,” he repeated.

Nicole stopped and said, “Mr. Percy, what did I do wrong?”

He shook the water out of his hair and said, “You’re doing a good job.”

She was about to touch him again when Percy pushed her away and at the same time, he spotted Candice outside the door.

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In a split second, Percy reacted and quickly pulled off his robe and wrapped it around himself.

“Go out,” he instructed Nicole.

Nicole got up and put on a bath towel to cover her most exposed parts. When she brushed past Candice, she nodded at her with extreme composure.

“Miss Candice.”

Candice didn’t have such a strong men tality and EQ. She was extremely awkward.

Percy then stepped out of the bathtub and walked towards the door. Although there was still some distance away, he pressed down on her and asked, “What did you see?”

Candice knew better than to admit. After all, she had accidentally walked in on them.

“I didn’t see anything.”

Percy laughed and said, “Your ears tend to turn red when you’re lying.”