Elio turned away with a cold expression, leaving behind a curt remark, "Then don''t address me as anything."


    The group stood there, bewildered, and Candice was equally perplexed. Elio''s moods were always unpredictable and hard to understand.


    After the banquet ended, Candice followed her cousins out of the vi. As she waited by the entrance for Jasper, she heard a painful groan from a distant corner. Curious, she walked over to investigate. In a secluded area, a man in a suit was beating up a waiter. It was the same waiter who had spilled red wine on her earlier.


    Before she could intervene, Candice heard the waiter begging for mercy. "Please, don''t hit me anymore! I''ll confess. It was Josie''s aunt who told me to do it! She wanted Ms. Candice to be humiliated at the banquet!"


    Candice was stunned. Josie''s aunt? Her name was Fenna, if she remembered correctly.


    "Get lost," the man in the suit ordered.


    The waiter scrambled away in fear.


    Candice stood frozen, not noticing the man approach her. Seeing Candice, the man was stunned momentarily before greeting her respectfully, "Ms. Candice, what are you doing here?"


    Candice looked at the unfamiliar face, unable to tell which of her cousins he worked for.


    "Beating someone is illegal. Next time, try to get information without such harsh methods."


    The man nodded respectfully. "Yes, Ms. Candice."


    Candice turned and returned to the front entrance, joining Jasper and getting into the car.


    The next morning, Candice went to work as usual. The atmosphere in the office was tense and somber.


    The director had just returned from a visit to the CEO''s office, looking particrly grim. He packed his things silently and left, causing a stir among the employees.


    "What happened?"


    "Why did the director suddenly leave?"


    "Did he get fired? Isn''t that too harsh, without any formal process?"


    "I heard the new CEO is ruthless and unpredictable. I didn''t expect him to start by firing the director. How terrifying!"


    "Are they nningyoffs? Could we be next?"


    "Stop making guesses and get back to work."


    Candice listened curiously to the murmurs around her.


    Just then, the secretary called from the door. "Ms. Candice, the CEO wants to see you in his office."


    Candice was taken aback. Everyone.


    in the office turned to look at her their expressions a mix of shock and confusion. How could a mere intern be summoned by the CEO?


    Vanessa hurried over, looking anxious. "Candice, why does the CEO want to see you?"


    Candice shook her head, unsure how to exin.


    Vanessa continued, "Did you know? In our design department, only the director has been to the CEO''s office. You... What''s going on?"


    Candice patted Vanessa''s hand reassuringly. "I''ll exin when I get back."


    With that, she walked out of the office and took the elevator to the 35th floor.


    It was normal for everyone to be shocked. They didn''t know Candice''s true identity and thought she was just an ordinary recent graduate working hard for a living.


    The elevator doors opened on the 35th floor. A man in a suit greeted her respectfully at the CEO''s office


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    Candice stared at him, stunned. He was the same man who had beaten the waiterst night.