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Chapter 36: It’s Your Scent
When Percy was driving, he subconsciously glanced at Candice before tightening his grip on the steering wheel.
When they were in the rain just now, the hem of her shirt was tucked into his pants but she had now pulled it out to air it. It was obviously a men’s shirt.
It turns out that she had really spent the night with him.
“Is that his shirt you’re wearing?”
She didn’t bring any clothes with her to the hospital this time and all her daily necessities were bought from the store after she was hospitalized. Afterwards, she stayed over at Byron’s place and had no choice but to wear his shirt.
She pursed her lips and said, “Monica told me that you went to my office in the afternoon the day before yesterday.”
Percy assented in a deep and sullen voice.
“I’m sorry… Have you seen my text? My wound started hurting at night and I couldn’t sleep well. In the day…”
“Candice, I don’t need you to apologize,” he interjected.
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She stopped talking as soon as Percy said that.
After a long silence, she still felt uneasy and worried.
“You may not need my apology but I have to say it. It’s indeed my negligence.”
“How far have you and he progressed?”
Percy didn’t mind the fact that she had stood him up because he was usually magnanimous and gracious towards women, especially those he fancied.
He was mainly concerned about her relationship status.
If she was in an exclusive relationship with someone, he would be the third wheel by continuing to court her.
In terms of business, he would stop at nothing to get as much profit as possible but he had always been morally upright when it comes to romantic relationships.
He wanted a genuine relationship with sincere feelings.
He could draw a clear line between the two and he knew the difference between a superficial relationship and one where feelings were real.
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In Candice’s opinion, he was different from Byron. Byron’s unforgettable lover was still alive so he would mostly just toy with other women.
However, Percy wasn’t just toying with women.
Candice clutched her seat belt as she couldn’t answer him at
all.
Their relationship was almost legitimate but something was lacking.
Candice had sort of a status in his social circle but Byron had never called her his girlfriend.
She didn’t want to define her relationship with Byron presumptuously, lest things turn out differently.
“You can ask him.”
That was equivalent to admitting.
Percy suddenly raised his leg and stepped on the brake pedal.
Caught off guard, Candice lunged forward and fell straight into Percy’s chest because he had pulled her with so much force.
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The sounds of the collision between his bones and chest echoed loudly as his heart ricocheted vigorously against his bones.
The raindrops splattered on the glass and his breathing was almost right in front of her.
“Aren’t you a good person?” Candice blurted.
Last night, she texted Harry to ask if he knew Percy.
He replied saying that he knew Percy as well as the fact that he was a domineering and powerful businessman who was a master of conspiracy. He also told her that Percy had caused many industry peers to go bankrupt.
However, Byron seemed to have hinted to her that Percy wasn’t a good lover.
She didn’t know if it was because players like Byron would automatically assume that all other men were greater jerks than themselves.
Percy looked down and stared at her face.
“Do you trust me?”
Indeed, he didn’t seem like a bad person.
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At the very least, he treated her really well.
“I trust you,” she said.
Percy’s body shuddered.
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Stacy had once laid in his arms and looked at him with a similar gaze while saying, “I trust you, Percy.”
It had stopped raining by the time they reached her apartment complex.
Candice pushed the door open and got out of the car while Percy called out to her.
“Would you like to come upstairs for a while?”
“Your mother is home,” he said through the window.
“Yeah, she is.”
After a moment of silence, Percy said, “I won’t impose on her then.”
“What if she’s not around then?” Candice asked while leaning against the car door.
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His smile widened and he said, “I will impose on you then.’
She laughed casually too and replied, “Thankfully, I know you.”
“Is that so? What do you know about me?” Percy asked, staring at her.
“You’re very gentlemanly.”
“Yeah, I am,” he said indifferently.
Percy could read between the lines of her words. She felt that his behavior in every aspect was very appropriate all the time.
However, it cut off his ability to push boundaries.
“I took the time to stop by the duty-free store to get you this when I was in L.A,” Percy said as he handed her a gift bag.
Candice opened it to see that it was a sea buckthorn rose perfume.
It was a rather niche scent.
It didn’t sell well in the market and hence, had been
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Percy sensed her surprise and asked, “Do you like it?”
“It’s hard to get and there are barely any available on the market these days,” Candice said with a nod.
“Good that you like it.”
He understood women extremely well. A man’s rich experience with women is often the result of countless failed relationships.
Percy understood the psychological men tality of women very well.
He didn’t give Candice any pressure or demand affection from her. Instead, he took a slow approach in making her lower her guard. Candice would seem overly pretentious if she still didn’t accept it.
Most importantly, he was good at picking out gifts.
When Monica was on a trip to L.A, Candice asked her to help her get that perfume. She even offered to pay double of its price but Monica ended up forgetting to do so.
Yet, she had the cheek to tell Candice about her romantic
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“I had a one night stand with a muscular biker! He took me for a ride!”
“He took you for a ride?”
“I mean, we went on a ride around the city on his bike! I had my arms wrapped around his slim torso. He’s got such a great a s s I’m almost convinced his fa rts smell like flowers!”
At that time, Candice was obsessed with Rufus.
Although Rufus wasn’t exactly handsome, he had an energetic and manly charm.
Thus, the smitten Candice refused to believe that there would be another man with such an unforgettable
appearance.
She thought so until she met Byron.
A man who was a conflicting blend of indulgence and abstinence, playfulness and restraint.
He possessed looks and qualities that women would find unforgettable.
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Candice came back to her senses and said, “Percy, I owe you a gift.”
He alighted from the car too with a tester of the same perfume in his hand.
“You don’t owe me anything. Just take this as a gift from you to me,” he said.
He was starting to inch closer and closer to Candice, leaving her with no chance to avoid in time. The look in his eyes made her feel fuzzy and warm.
“This is your scent, right?”
The strong fragrance and the scent of rich amber ginger tea from his suit exuded a drunken and lustful vibe.
Every inch of it was frighteningly and overwhelmingly seductive.
Candice was out of breath at that moment.
Half of Percy’s head was shrouded in darkness and the light shining on him was a mixture of white and gray. The wet streets looked like the filter of an old record and everything about him seemed even more profound and evocative.
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“I remember smelling this scent from your blue denim dress.”
Percy looked down and whispered into her ear, “Does this count as identifying women by their scent?”
His nose bridge touched Candice’s face and his lips were just centimeters away.
“Do you still think I’m a gentleman now? Men aren’t restrained with all women. A man can only control himself well in front of a woman he doesn’t desire.”
Percy’s breath was burning hot and as he spoke, the strands of hair in front of her began to move. He gently pushed them away.
Candice panicked and hastily dodged.
After ruffling her hair randomly, she said, “I’m going back now.”
Percy’s ways of flirting were almost suicidally aggressive and extremely dangerous.
They could easily make women go hysterical, psychedelic, and addicted.
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Even a seductress like Vicky was no match for Percy, the master of seduction.
Patrick’s wife made a big fuss at Candice’s house.
However, she didn’t smash any furniture and simply lashed out at Candice incessantly, calling her a vixen who h o oked up with a married man.
She entered to see that Miranda was losing her temper in the living room. “Where did you go?”
She was certain that her mother had seen through her lie about going on a business trip.
Candice confessed truthfully, “I was hospitalized after getting beaten up by Rufus.”
“That bas tard! Your father and I tried to stop you from marrying him, but you wouldn’t listen!” Miranda hollered furiously.
Candice squatted down and tried to win her sympathy.
Miranda suppressed her anger and asked, “Where did he hurt you?”
“My chest.”
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“I heard your boss’s wife say that Byron promised to pay for the compensation. Is he that director from the hospital?”
Clutching her chest, she said, “Mom, my injury is acting up…”
Miranda didn’t buy her trick.
“The man who sent you home is Percy, right? I saw you guys from the balcony. I’m warning you, don’t be a two-timer,” she said seriously.
Candice got up and went to her room.
“I’m not two-timing.”
Miranda had overestimated her in that aspect.
The men of the Wilson family were all experienced experts when it comes to love. Women who lacked skill would easily be defeated.
Candice called Byron but he didn’t pick up. When she called again, she found that he had switched off his phone.
Usually, his assistant would pick up on his behalf if he was busy with a surgery. Since the call went through the first time, it proved that he was the one who switched his phone
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She sent Harry a voice message, saying, “Where’s Byron?”
Her tone was harsh and she actually called him Byron instead of “Professor Wilson”.
She was clearly offended.
“He’s not at work, he took a leave of absence.”
“Not at work?”
He clearly mentioned in the note he left her this morning that he was headed to the hospital.
“Is he out for a consultation?”
“Why would he go out of the clinic for a consultation as a male fertility doctor? Do you expect him to visit a male patient at his home and examine him butt naked?” Harry replied with amusement.
Indeed, it didn’t make sense.
Candice was tolerant and understanding towards his busy schedule.
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However, she was mad that he refused to answer when she
had taken the initiative to call him. What if she was in trouble?
That just goes to show that Byron wasn’t that concerned about her.
Candice returned to Bourland Villa in exasperation.
Byron came back at 11 pm.
The lights in the bedroom were on and he walked to the door to push it open.
“Vi…”
Immediately afterwards, he was stunned.
“What are you doing here?”
‘Vicky again.’
Holding her feelings of aggravation back, Candice questioned, “Why didn’t you answer my calls?”
“You called?” Byron asked with a frown.
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“Patrick’s wife created a scene at the apartment complex.”
He lit a cigarette and said, “The card is in the drawer.”
“I’m not here for the money.”
Getting a little impatient and annoyed, Byron unbuttoned his shirt without saying anything.
He was vexed and couldn’t be bothered with anything else at the moment.
The cause of his frustration was another woman.
“Are you seeing another woman?” she asked.
Byron looked up at Candice with an inexplicable reaction.
After a long time, he looked away and said, “No.”
“Give me your phone,” she said, reaching her hand out.
He tossed his phone over and Candice checked his call history, only to see that Vicky hadn’t called.
“Did you delete it?”
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“No,” Byron answered as he sat down by the window.
Candice felt hurt by his cold attitude.
Staring at the red stain on his collar, which was like an eyesore to her, she said, “You can always tell me if you’ve regretted your decision and we can end things peacefully. Don’t give me the cold shoulder. I can’t stand it.”
His frown became deeper and he asked, “What do you mean? Don’t you want to be with me anymore?”
Candice turned away and said, “We’ve never officially dated.”
Byron knew that Patrick’s wife was the catalyst. What made her displeased was the status of a girlfriend.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give her an official status. He just wanted to give it a try at dating her. If things worked out, he would take their relationship to a deeper level and if they didn’t, they could just go separate ways.
However, things went wrong today.
Trying his best to remain patient, he stood in front of her, he asked, “I’m asking you again. Do you want to date me seriously or not?”
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“No.”
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He remained silent and snubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray before picking up his jacket, closing the door, and leaving.
He was quick and decisive to leave. The only thing he did on the account of their ties was not kick her out in the middle of the night.
Candice suffered from insomnia all the way until daybreak where she went to Nancy to complain.
Nancy finally got up and criticized her, “Don’t you know what his temper is like? He has plenty of women throwing themselves at him. Are you still expecting him to give you an out?”
“His collar…” she muttered, gritting his teeth.
“There’s a lipstick stain on it, right? So what? Are you happy now that you’ve thrown a tantrum and pushed him away?” Nancy said, beating her to it.
Candice admitted that there was nothing she could do about it.
The more wealthy and powerful a man is, the more stubborn and willful he can be.
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Those who were cowardly might not behave themselves either.
She did have feelings for Byron and fell for him before she even became his official girlfriend. Once she developed feelings, she started getting uncontrollably displeased with lots of things.
Nancy persuaded her earnestly, “Good men have to be sna tched. They don’t fall from the sky. You can conquer men but don’t fall too hard.”
After calming down, Candice turned around to leave.
Soon, she received a text from Byron who asked her to look for Samson to have her dressing changed.
He was probably giving her an excuse to contact him.
–[Professor Wilson, are you in the hospital?”
He didn’t reply.
He was cold and arrogant.
Candice went to a nearby restaurant to get some food before heading straight to the hospital.
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While waiting for the elevator, two nurses passed by and coincidentally mentioned Byron.
“Doctor Byron is accompanying a woman in the gynecological department. She seems to be undergoing treatment for inflammation and a surgery.”
“That innocent girl?”
“No, this time, it’s a drop-dead gorgeous vixen.”
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“Is Doctor Byron into women like her? He’s such a deep man. Yet, he’s cheating,” they discussed while turning the
corner.
Candice immediately stopped in her tracks while her body stiffened.
The elevator stopped and a male doctor reminded her, “Miss, are you going up?”
Distracted and out of sorts, she stepped into the elevator.
Candice, who was initially planning to go to the fertility department on the third floor, headed straight to the fourth floor without hesitation.
Vicky was seated on a chair in the corridor while Byron was
standing still. Looking vulnerable and miserable, she was hugging him with her face buried in his chest.
Byron’s hand was on her back, and his expression was reticent, but on closer inspection, there was a hidden pain in his face, and a tenderness that he had never shown to any woman before.
Candice shivered uncontrollably.
The mystery behind his coldness, abnormality, and distance had been cracked.
Candice felt that she should have long thought of Vicky the moment he hung up.
Seemingly having sensed something, Byron turned to the side a little. Candice was standing at the end of the corridor, carrying a box of food, looking adorable and pitiful.
She looked rather listless when they made eye contact.
On the day she caught Rufus cheating, she looked just as dull.
Emotions surged in Byron’s eyes.
Candice put the box of food on the lid of the trash can and
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took one last glance at him before turning around to leave.
The fluctuations in his eyes became undulating as he subconsciously took half a step to the side. Vicky didn’t let go and instead, hugged him even more tightly.
“Do you want to go back to the room? My surgery’s about to begin soon.”
Byron paused and stared at her.
“Do you still hate me?”
He didn’t respond.
Vicky pressed her face against his torso and said, “I love you.”
Byron’s body tensed up all of a sudden.
“Did you sleep with her while I was gone?”
Biting the button of his pants, she unfastened it before fastening it again.
“No.”
Vicky laughed and said, “Although I don’t believe it, I’m sure you didn’t do it much because men who have slept with me will find other women boring.”
Byron stared at her for a few seconds without making a sound.
He actually wanted to chase after Candice only because he felt guilty towards her, and not for other reasons.
He wanted to kiss her and then end things with her.
After all, they had “dated” for a while, even though he didn’t put in as much effort for Candice, compared to what he had done for Vicky.
However, he was upset that Candice had run away.
She didn’t argue with him or throw a tantrum and merely cried.
Her back was extremely thin too. At the end of the day, he did have feelings for her.