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

Chapter 0431

Before Candice could react, the others had noticed Yana and had already come over.

"I…" Yana was about to speak again, but Candice pushed through the crowd and went downstairs directly without a word.

For a few seconds, her mind was blank, but now she was clear-headed.

Hanley acted quickly and immediately followed her downstairs.

They arrived at the hospital soon after. When they arrived, it was obvious that the police had also been notified and were guarding the door of the ward with serious expressions.

Raymond, who had been in contact with Candice all along, glanced at her and spoke in a deep voice, "She jumped from the second floor and was caught by the tree below. She's injured her legs and hands, but it's not critical. The doctor is still examining her condition."

"How did she jump from the second floor?" Candice asked.

The windows of the hospital were strictly regulated, with only a small gap that could be opened. Moreover, Yvonne was under police guard twenty-four hours a day, so it was impossible for her to leave the ward.

Raymond's expression turned ugly. "She removed the window restrictor."

Yvonne’s timing was quite clever. She had chosen to do it at 5:40 in the morning, when everything was quiet and everyone was relaxed. By the time she was discovered, she had climbed onto the windowsill.

Candice watched the video footage handed to her by Raymond. Yvonne was sitting on the windowsill, her hair and clothes disheveled, mumbling something incoherently.

Then, Candice’s view was blocked, followed by the sound of a phone screen locking.

Hanley looked down at her and said in a low voice, "Don't watch."

His palm felt slightly warm as it covered Candice's eyes, blocking the part where Yvonne jumped. Unlike the cold scent of cedar on Alex, his scent was fresher, with a faint hint of mint.

Candice's eyelashes trembled as Hanley's palm passed over them.

Feeling a slight itch in his palm, he instinctively withdrew his hand and placed it at his side.

He lowered his gaze to conceal the strange emotions in his eyes, then glanced at Candice again and coughed lightly, asking Raymond, "Did she say why she suddenly did this?"

"When we rescued her, we asked about the reason. She said she was a sinner, no one would forgive her, and she didn't deserve to live anymore."

Candice's face instantly darkened. She waited outside the ward for half an hour before the door opened.

She approached the doctor and asked, "How is the patient's condition?"

"The external injuries are not serious, but she can't handle any emotional stimulation mentally. It's best for the family not to mention anything that might upset her," the doctor said to Candice.

After the doctor left, she stood at the door of the ward for a while before entering.

Even though she had mentally prepared herself before coming in, when she saw Yvonne lying on the bed covered in injuries, her eyes still widened.

Yvonne saw her enter, and flashed a smile that looked uglier than a tearful face.

She looked at Candice, tears welling up in her cloudy eyes, and reached out her bandaged hand, "Candice, you're willing to come see me. Are you willing to forgive me?"

Her voice was full of pleading, looking at Candice with eagerness and humility, making anyone who saw it feel heartbroken.

Candice just looked at her quietly, looking at the wounds on Yvonne's body, and her fingers tightened slightly as she spoke calmly. "Yvonne, what exactly do you want to do?"

Yvonne was taken aback, panic flashing in her eyes. "I… I just want to atone."

Candice had been looking into her eyes all along, and didn’t miss the moment of panic and nervousness in Yvonne's eyes.

She couldn't explain what she was feeling right now. Did Yvonne want to use jumping off the building to beg for her forgiveness?

Thinking about it, Candice couldn't help but smile, the self-deprecation in her eyes particularly evident.

But, she still asked, "Atone? Who do you want to atone to and what after that?"

"I want to atone to you, Candice, I want to atone to you!" Yvonne suddenly climbed up with difficulty, but because her bones were injured, her posture looked particularly twisted. She knelt on the bed and looked at Candice. "I was wrong before, I shouldn't have schemed against you. Candice, please, will you let me die? As long as you're willing to forgive me, I can die right away! How do you want me to die? I am willing to do anything as long as you forgive me!"

Yvonne became more and more agitated as she spoke, and she seemed to lose control, smashing her head against the iron railing at the end of the bed with a banging sound.

As she smashed, she asked Candice, "Will this satisfy you?"

In the end, Hanley called a nurse to give Yvonne a sedative, which made her stop.

Candice watched Yvonne lie on the hospital bed for a long time before closing her eyes and saying, "Let's go back."

When Yvonne had banged her head against the railing earlier, Candice had instinctively reached out to stop her, but was scratched on her wrist by Yvonne's long nails.

Hanley looked at her as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say much.

Candice didn't say much along the way, but as soon as she left the hospital, she said, "I'm going to Southern Cross Firm. It's better to communicate with Ms. Zott in advance about some things to avoid any problems."

Hanley thought of Yvonne and nodded. "I'll go with you."

Candice's concern was not unfounded. If she had some expectations for Yvonne before, now she needed to make further preparations.

The lawsuit mustn’t be lost because of Yvonne.

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When they arrived, Harley had just sent away a client, and Candice explained her intentions directly.

However, Harley wasn't surprised. "If you go through the cases handled by Quil, you will probably find that such accidents are not limited to your family alone," she hinted.

Candice paused and suddenly realized something.

After leaving the office, she took out her phone and carefully searched for Quil's recent cases. They all had one thing in common.

The witnesses for the plaintiffs all met with accidents for various reasons at the right time, making it impossible for them to testify in court, or their testimonies were deemed invalid as a result.

Candice's mood remained low after leaving the law firm and even after returning home.

Hanley looked at her with a slight frown, then turned and entered the kitchen. When he came out again, he was holding a bowl of steaming noodles with a poached egg on top.

With a hint of helplessness in his eyes, he said, "You haven't eaten anything all morning. Come and have some." Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Candice actually had no appetite, but seeing Hanley's concerned gaze, she couldn't refuse. She could only go over and reluctantly eat the noodles, which tasted like wax in her mouth.

He paused and suddenly asked her, "Is what I made so unappetizing?"

She stopped eating and said, "No, it's very delicious."

"I thought my cooking skills had gone to waste after seeing you eat so miserably." Hanley smiled.

Candice held the fork motionless. She knew Hanley wanted to lighten the mood for her, but she couldn't laugh right now.