Candice instinctively clutched her phone to her chest.“Good morning, Miss!”“Good morning, Jerry!”She greeted cheerfully, her tone light and easy. At first glance, her smile seemed natural, but the slight stiffness at the corners of her mouth betrayed her nervousness.Her beautiful eyes fleetingly brushed past Charlie’s chest, and in her mind flashed a vivid memory—him pulling her into his arms last night, gripping her wrist, and murmuring softly beside her ear...Her ears burned at the thought.“Good morning,” Charlie replied blandly.His demeanor was calm and quiet, his cool features as flawless and aloof as a sheet of perfect ice.Candice walked behind him, taking a deep breath to chase away the lingering thoughts swirling in her mind.“New phone?” Jerry asked in a low voice.“...Hm?” Candice glanced at the phone in her hand and whispered back, “I dropped my phone yesterday and cracked the screen, so I’m using an old one for now.”“I thought it looked different.”As they chatted,
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