The Wrong Woman

Chapter 958



Candice wrapped her arms around Elio's waist and gently stroked his back as she leaned into his embrace. She asked, "Where are we headed now? Are we not going back to Hoffis Manor?"

"Do you still want to go back?" Elio asked.

Candice pondered for a moment before saying, "It seems irrelevant now. Your mom is fond of me, but not enough to welcome me as her daughter-in- law. She's still set on you marrying Josie."

Elio held her shoulders and eased her backward. "Why bother with these futile efforts when you already understand?"

"I had to try. At least now I know it was a waste of time," Candice replied.

Elio offered a helpless smile and kissed her forehead. "Let's head back to our place. I've had my fill of the torture of sleeping in separate rooms at my parents' house."

Candice's cheeks turned pink as she nodded bashfully. Soon, they drove home together.

lively spirit absent, evenings that had once been

adapted quickly, but Tristan couldn't shake the absence of Candice. This deepened his yearning for

to irk Tristan. Frustrated and unable to voice his emotions, he resolved to go on a fishing trip with his buddies, leaving Michaela alone at home for

Michaela. He and Candice settled back into their home,

stumbled upon albums and sketchbooks hidden in his cab-each one a testament to his long-standing crush on her since childhood. She would tease him, saying, "If only you'd confessed a few years sooner, just think of all the time we could've had together." "I didn't want to be

on Candice then that she was now 23-an age often seen as ideal for marriage. It occurred to her that perhaps Elio's timing

Elio, Madam has been hurt and is in the hospital."

hurriedly made their way to the

the news, Jasper

fishing trip far from shore, Tristan couldn't come back right away despite being informed of

the hospital, they found Robert waiting outside the

step and injuring her lower spine. By the time Micheala arrived at the hospital, she had lost mobility

and Josie arrived. Seeing them walk in,