NovelEnglishAt the Hilton Group…
James was escorted into the CEO’s office by Frankie. When his eyes landed on Carlos, the old sly fox tried his level best to pull a pathetic face.
“Hello Carlos, busy?”
A dash of resentment flashed in Carlos’ eyes when he heard it. But it was gone quickly when he raised his head. His face betraying no emotion, he put down his pen and said, “No.”
The air between them was tense. After exchanging simple pleasantries,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJames urgently cut to the chase.
“People tellyou have an illegitimate daughter, out of wedlock, right?”
“She’s not illegitimate.” Carlos shot to his feet from his chair. With his eyes on James, he said firmly, “She’s mine and Debbie’s kid. She also wasn’t aborted, like you said.”
James’ blood froze in his veins; his heart started beating a mile a minute. The worst had finally happened. ‘I know it. That child is trouble. I should’ve killed her baby when I had the chance!” he thought remorsefully. He forced out a smile.
“Oh, really? I thought she got rid of it. She didn’t? Well, congrats, you’re a dad too. When can I meet my granddaughter?”
“No need. Just sign the divorce papers. I’m flying out to New York to see Mom the day after tomorrow,” Carlos said coldly, shooting down
James’ idea of meeting Piggy
“Feel free to visit your mom, but I won’t sign my name. I won’t divorce her. Carlos, I’ve been working from home. I didn’t do anything wrong.
Don’t split us up, okay?” James begged as he wiped his face in anguish
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After a moment of silence, Carlos opened his mouth again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I’ll drop by
Stephanie’s parents, too. They deserve that much.”
“Why?” James was confused.
The older man didn’t seem like a good actor. Seeing his poor performance, Carlos tried his best to not Laugh out.
“Because I called off our engagement.”
“What?! Why? Aren’t you getting along? You’re going to remarry Debbie, aren’t you? I told you not to. Why don’t you listen to your old man?”
James asked in an agitated voice as he sprung up from the sofa.
Comparing to the elderly man’s flustered face, Carlos was unflappable.
He lit a cigarette and took a drag before answering, “Stephanie and I didn’t hit it off. If you force us to marry, I’m afraid we couldn’t even be friends.”
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