The Wrong Woman

Chapter 964

Mervyn sneered, "What's the meaning of this? Why should you bring him along?"

"Because he's my fiancé," Candice replied firmly.

Mervyn snorted in response. "Well, things just got more intriguing!"

Candice sighed softly before saying, "I've already gone over everything. I'm quite swamped at the moment. Let's reschedule for another time.

Her suggestion to reschedule seemed more like a polite brush-off that was unlikely to happen. She set down her phone and headed into the walk-in closet.

Inside, Elio was busy adjusting his tie. Candice approached and gently took the tie from his hands, her fingers slightly clumsy as she carefully tied it for him.

Ello paused, his gentle eyes gazing intensely at her. His voice, though hoarse, camed a tender tone. "Did he have something urgent to discuss with you?"

Feeling a blush rise to her cheeks, Candice answered softly, "He invited me to dinner tonight."

flickered across Elio's eyes at her

expression,

and leaned in to kiss her lips. "I have a banquet tonight with some important political figures. I'll be

made Candice feel slightly awkward. It dawned on her that Elio saw her relationship with

her tiptoes, Candice returned his kiss and

body tensed, his gaze lingering on her shy demeanor. Her initiative to kiss him stirred something deep within

finally ended after she pushed him away several times. Had it continued, Elio might have been tempted to skip work and whisk her

a prestigious five- star hotel. The

decades. Officials hoped to secure investments from wealthy tycoons to foster a brighter future for Phoenicia. alone at home. Besides, he couldn't shake off his concern that Mervyn might try to approach her again and ask her

his ear. He turned to see Fenna approaching arm in arm with

Philip had a balding head and a plump, aged appearance,