Chapter 1171
Chapter 1171:
You’ll receive your flight details soon enough. If you miss the flight and can’t make it back, that’s not my problem p>
With that, Ellis ended the call coldly.
Candace kept gripping her phone long after the line went dead, feeling both helpless and exhilarated. She was glad—glad that she finally had a chance to reclaim what she believed she had lost.
“Annabel, you can never be with Rupert. Never!” Candace almost screamed the words.
Two days later, at Douburgh Central Airport, Candace walked out of the arrivals exit with her suitcase. Not far away, a familiar white car was parked—one of Ellis’s.
“Miss Cooper, you’re back,” the driver said the moment he saw her. His tone was cold and indifferent, as if Candace were a complete stranger.
Candace got into the car and sat in the back seat with her head lowered, saying nothing. She was nervous and excited at once. The thought of facing Ellis made her chest tighten; she’d feared him for years.
Standing outside Ellis’s office, Candace took two deep breaths to steady herself. Only after she forced herself calm did she gather the courage to push the door open.
Hearing the sound, Ellis looked up instinctively. When he saw Candace, his mouth twitched slightly, but his face remained unreadable.
“You’re finally here,” Ellis said indifferently.
“I’m back,” Candace replied after a long pause. She walked toward him slowly, careful not to get too close to the man she dreaded so much. “What do you need me to do?” she asked, forcing herself to sound calm.
Ellis nodded in satisfaction. “It seems you still remember who you are p>
Then he turned and took a box from the shelf behind his desk. When he opened it, Candace saw a small object shaped like a miniature sphere, with several lines on it. It looked like a bomb from a TV drama.
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“What is that?” Candace asked, confused.
“This?” Ellis smiled as he handed the box to her. “This is the newest small bomb I acquired. In exactly a week, Rupert and Annabel’s engagement ceremony will be held. I’ll try to get you an invitation. You need to place this at the venue and p>
Ellis didn’t finish. He simply made a slicing motion across his neck, his eyes turning cold as he stared at Candace.
“Do you understand?” he asked darkly.
Candace was stunned. She hadn’t expected Ellis to come up with an idea like that. Yet she was so blinded by her hatred for Annabel—and her disappointment in Rupert—that she couldn’t think clearly anymore. Love really could give birth to hatred.
Candace stared at the box Ellis had handed her. In the end, she took it. “Okay. I understand p>
Meanwhile, as the engagement ceremony drew closer, Rupert grew more and more excited. He was in a noticeably better mood at the office, always wearing a smile. The employees couldn’t help noticing, and they were all taken aback.
Outside of work, Rupert spent most of his time with Annabel. Today, he finished early and stayed home to do a jigsaw puzzle with her.