The Wrong Woman



Chapter 963

Ello was startled awake by a phone ringtone early in the morning. He opened his eyes to find Candice still soundly asleep in his arms.

He swiftly reached over to silence the phone, his face souring as he glimpsed Mervyn's name on the caller ID.

He disconnected the call and placed the phone down. Then, he softly kissed Candice on the forehead and pulled her closer, hoping to drift back to sleep.

Moments later, the phone rang once more, thoroughly irritating him. Carefully shifting Candice aside, he grabbed the phone and headed to the balcony to answer it.

Mervyn's voice was gentle as it came through the phone. "Good morning, Candice! Today-

Elio cut him off, his tone icy. "Candice is still asleep. What do you need?

There was a moment of silence before Mervyn's tone became distinctly different. He asked with a deep sense of annoyance, "Why are you answering her phone?"

"I didn't want to answer initially, so I ended the call. But you kept ringing back, so I figured it must be urgent, or you wouldn't be so persistent, would you?"

"Just pass her the phone. I need to speak with her," Mervyn demanded.

told you she's not awake yet," Elio

engaged in a silent battle through

anger as he cautioned, "Engaged or not you should respect her privacy

no privacy between us,"

frustration boiled over. "Elio,

'From now on, please keep your distance from my fiancée, maintain the boundaries of a normal friendship, and let go of any false hopes you

the call. He lingered on the balcony, phone in hand, watching the sunrise slowly ascend above the horizon. After a moment,

bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes while searching for her phone. She

approached and handed it to her. "Mervyn called twice.

a puzzled expression, Candice asked, "Did he

sound urgent. He just wanted to chat,

an awkward smile after

probably didn't have anything important,"

there's something

unhappiness in his expression. Despite his composed demeanor and insistence

voice greeted her cheerfully