NovelEnglishHe just wanted to hear it from his father, because he was still a little skeptical about her. But when James confirmed it, various emotions flooded Carlos.
“Carlos!” James looked him in the eye and raised his right hand to vow
“I’m not lying, Carlos. This is the truth. If I’m lying, may I be struck dead.”
“Dad!” Carlos exclaimed.
“I trust you.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Ah!” James sighed.
“I was afraid that you were cheated by that woman again. Carlos, you have to understand. I really can’t afford to lose you again…”
“Cheated by her? Again?’ Carlos had a bad feeling about this.
“Why did we get divorced? Do you know the reason?”
“Of course I know!” James feigned misery and continued, “I’ve been hiding the truth from you for all these years because I didn’t want to make you sad. But now that you’re asking about it, I have to tell you everything.” He sighed dramatically and continued, “Three years ago, you were in a car accident. Your assistant, Emmett, died at the scene.
You protected that woman and was fatally wounded. She was unscratched.
When you were struggling for your life in the hospital, she cheated on you and had another man’s baby. When she found out that you might not survive, she chose to divorce you and abort the baby. She even
told the media and others that you were dead. Carlos, I’m so sorry. I implored her not to divorce you and told her that you were going to be okay, but she didn’t listen…”
He squeezed out a few drops of tears and let them stream down his cheeks.
*She cheated onand even had another man‘s baby?!‘ Carlos pulled a long face as he thought of Debbie’s bright smile.
“So this is the real reason why we got divorced. Now she knows that I’m recovered, so she is trying to get back together with me.’
“Dad, it was not your fault. But why did all my assistants leave the company?” Carlos asked. From what he had been told, all of his assistants were not in the company anymore.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAfter a moment of reflection, James answered, “When it was reported that your chances of living were very unlikely, both Tristan and Zelda resigned. As for Ashley and another assistant, they must have quit over my style of management.”
Everything now made sense to Carlos—semployees would resign when their boss was replaced.
But he somehow felt something was not right with Tristan’s and Zelda’s departure.
“After Tristan tendered in his resignation letter, I personally went to him to see if I could convince him to continue working with us. I told him I was only holding the fort while you were away, but apparently, judging from your condition, it wasn’t easy to believe you’d make it out alive. Besides, he turned me down saying he had found a more suitable employer. Not long after, he went abroad.”
‘So, Tristan’s hopped to a better company, ‘ Carlos thought to himself.
Listening to James’ explanation, Carlos was convinced.
“Then what happened to Curtis?” he pressed further. Although his memory was problematic after the accident, there were a few things he could recall. His friendship with Curtis was one of those few exceptions.
They had always been close. Bosom buddies, if he could use that. What had changed that he no Longer saw Curtis?
Feeling helpless, James sighed, and was tempted to change the subject.
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