Chapter 935


    After getting out of the car, Candice strode toward the vi.


    Mervyn got out of the car as well and chased after her.


    Candice quickly ran into the vi. She mmed the door shut and locked it.


    Mervyn banged on the door from outside.


    Candice didn''t open the door but slowly walked into the house.


    Hearing themotion, Elio lowered his arm and looked toward the entrance.


    He hadn''t expected Candice toe back. His sorrowful eyes showed a glimmer of hope. He sat up straight and stared at her with teary eyes. At that moment, the knocking outside ceased.


    Candice stood before him and looked down at Elio who was seated on the sofa. She said, "Mervyn said you''ve coveted me for a long time. Is that true?"


    Elio nodded reluctantly.


    Candice nervously clenched her fists. She asked, "Do you know what ''covet'' means?"


    Elio replied, "Yes, I know. It means desiring something that doesn''t belong to you."


    Candice asked sadly, "Why can''t you use a different word? For example, you can say you like me."


    Elio looked at her in surprise.


    As tears streamed down her face, Candice choked out, "I-I''m not a possession. I don''t belong to anyone. Why did you covet me instead of liking me?" Elio immediately stood up. He nervously said with a trembling voice, "I did like you. That''s why I did a lot of despicable things. I followed you, investigated you, and sabotaged every man around you, including your ns with Mervyn. I even "


    Candice interrupted, "So, that business trip abroad when you slept with me, that was also nned?" Elio exhaled heavily before nodding.


    "After you slept with me, what was your n?"


    Knowing he could no longer hide the truth, Elio confessed, "To get you pregnant and marry you."


    "You almost seeded," Candice said as she was referring to her pregnancy.


    Elio smiled bitterly. With his reddened eyes, he lowered his head and murmured sadly, "I tried so hard, but in the end, I still couldn''t defeat Mervyn." Candice was confused. She asked, "Why are youpeting with Mervyn? Isn''t it me you want?"


    Elio coldly sneered. He asked her back, "In the end, didn''t you choose Mervyn?"


    Candice finally understood his feelings. She had been too shocked earlier to react when she was dragged away by Mervyn.


    Elio continued his self-mocking, "I am indeed a despicable man. Just as Mervyn said, I''m toxic, despicable, I—"


    Before he could finish, Candice suddenly stepped forward and hugged his waist. She practically threw herself into his embrace. Elio was stunned with his hands hovering awkwardly in the air. He had expected her to p him and call him a bastard.


    He never imagined she would hug him. His heart began to race as he froze in ce.


    Candice murmured while she was in


    his embrace, "Mervyn and I are just


    We''re like siblings, so t


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    nothing between us. Also, I didn''t Choose him."


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    Elio''s heart skipped a beat. He wrapped his arms around her and pressed his cheek against her head.


    He asked sadly, "Are you still going to call off the engagement?


    Candice gave a bitter smile as she said, "I''m not looking for a model student. I''m looking for a husband, who says my husband has to be kind and upright?"


    Candice understood that Elio''s upbringing had never been about kindness and integrity.


    Taking over the Hoffis family''s vast


    empire at a young age and


    bing the wealthiest man in


    Norvania meant his methods,


    l


    actions, and behavior were bound to be more ruthless than ordinary


    people.


    Elio held her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Candice, don''t you hate me for what I''ve done?"


    "No, I don''t," Candice replied happily.


    Now she knew why Elio had never dared to confess his feelings.