At noon.

Alex called up Heinz and said, "Mr. President, Candace insisted on seeing you. She said that she knew it was you who imprisoned her."

"I won't," Heinz scoffed. "You tell her that I have countless ways to torture her. The suffering she is going through now is less than one in ten thousand as bad compared to what Grace had been through." "Yes!" Alex added, "But it seems that she's unable to hold on any longer."

Heinz sneered. "She's used to pretending."

Alex was still a little hesitant and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Heinz. "Remember what work you are doing? You won't advance any further if you're timid and overly cautious."

Immediately, Alex cleared his throat and clarified himself. "Alright, I understand. We won't let Candace sleep, nor will we care about what happens to her. Anyway, this woman is a total natural at acting. We will let her suffer and wear her temper down."

"That's it." Heinz quickly hung up.

The Heinz at his moment also hated Candace to her very bones and felt extremely vexed. She was the only woman in the world who could be so uncaring to her own child.

After receiving the order, Alex no longer worried about Candace.

He hung up the phone and soon went over to her.

He pushed open the door and walked in.

Candace was already in a very sorry state, with her hair in a mess. When she saw Alex, she immediately asked, "Have you found Heinz Jones?"

"Mr. Jones refuses to see you," Alex answered. "He told me to inform you that your suffering is less than one in ten thousand as bad compared to what Miss Smith had been through."

Upon hearing this, her shoulders instantly dropped, and she spat furiously, "Get out! What does he know? He knows nothing!"

Alex did not say a word and just looked at her, his gaze so cold and sharp as if he could not wait to poke a hole through Candace's body.

Candace gritted her teeth. "How long are you guys planning to lock me up?"

"Until your temper's all gone." Alex looked at her calmly and sighed. "However, I think it's impossible for you to have no temper, so you are likely to be locked up forever. Mr. Jones has countless ways to torture you."

Upon hearing this, Candace felt beyond exasperated. She twisted her eyebrows and ordered. "You, go and replace Grace now. I warn you, I am Grace's mother. If Heinz pushes too far that I die in his hands, Grace will definitely be mad."

"No, she won't," Alex said. "Miss Smith said that if you are dead, everything will be over. She won't mourn over your death."

That of course was Alex's own statement. He became annoyed. Hence, he lied to Candace.

Candace's face turned pale, her becoming silent at once.

"Does she really not want to see me?" She wondered.

Alex looked at her with a slight smirk. He squatted down in front of her, blinked his eyes wittily, and said, "Oh, how sad is that? Now your son hates you and your daughter doesn't care about you. In this respect, you are such a failure. Tell me how you ended up like this. How pathetic."

"Scram!" Candace pointed at Alex's nose and shrieked.

Bang!

Alex raised his hand to her cheeks, and the strong force shoved her forward. "I've been showing you mercy by not hitting you, but you keep testing my patience. Okay, now I'll just give what you deserve since you're asking for it!"

After that, he applied his strength, and Candace's whole body was shoved to the ground.

Her body hit the floor with a loud slam. Then, she suddenly appeared to be in extreme pain and clutched at her stomach, groaning.

Of course, Alex did not take it seriously. He thought that Candace was used to acting, so this time was no different.

Candace held her belly tight, sweating profusely due to the sudden pain. Yet, she quickly wiped it off with her sleeves, gnashed her teeth, and cursed. "You're a stooge. Nothing but a dog who rides on the coattails of others' power."

"Still better than a mad dog like you." Alex sneered. "What kind of person do you think you are?"

"I'm Grace's mother." Candace panted breathlessly, weak from the hit.

"So what?" Alex continued to say, "How could Miss Smith have such a mother like you? It's simply intolerable and unreasonable. There probably aren't any good apples in that Lowe family of yours. Only Mr. Zachary of Southland's Lowe family is kind whereas you and your sister Eva are wicked and evil. She has been sued and will be sentenced soon. In the future, she will spend the rest of her life in prison. It'll soon be your turn, you fake b*tch."

Candace, withering on the ground, was holding her stomach. Her back was stiff and she stopped for a minute before she seemed to be much better. A hint of cruelty flashed in her eyes and her voice came in gasps. It sounded like she was short of breath.

"Hey, why are you panting?" Alex mocked. "You're making me sick!"

"Shut up!" Candace shouted angrily. Her hair was disheveled and her face as pale as a ghost's. She bit her lips hard and refused to make a noise. She bit on her lower lip so hard that blood started to appear. Alex was already enraged after being scolded by Candace. Now, looking at the woman's appearance, she seemed to be in a lot of pain.

With a sneer, he walked over and squatted down in front of her again, saying scornfully, "What kind of show are you putting on now?" Candace's face changed. Her body shook and her face was covered in cold sweat.

She really looked like she was in unbearable pain.

Perhaps she already knew how the situation would unfold. Thus, she closed her mouth and talked no further. She just hunched over and curled up on the ground.

Alex felt that she now understood that Heinz would not let her go. No matter what, he would not let her be free.

Candace had to rot here and wait.

Alex saw that she had stopped talking. So, he smirked and ordered the bodyguard, "Guys, keep an eye on her. Wake her up whenever she seems to be sleepy."

"Yes sir!"

Candace groaned angrily. "What on earth do I have to do to make you let me go?"

"I won't let you go, no matter what."

"I want to see Heinz. I want to see Grace," Candace cried out painfully.

Alex refused unceremoniously. "No."

It was still the same. She was not allowed to see anybody. They would simply imprison her without a single doubt at all.

Lying on the ground, Candace curled over and grasped her stomach with her hands. She seemed to be in excruciating pain.

Alex glanced at her again, which made him think that she was pretending again.

Alex derided her in disgust. "Stop acting. I've seen many women like you."

"You useless tw*t. I'm telling you, if one day I get the upper hand, I'll definitely get Heinz to fire you," Candace shouted in a low voice, threatening Alex. "Humph!" Alex said sarcastically, "Forget about it. I won't give you the chance."

Alex reported the situation to Heinz, who still said the same thing, "Just ignore her."

"Yes!" Alex arranged for the bodyguards, then planned to catch up on sleep.

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