True Love Waits novel Chapter 488

'Sounds like Carlos doesn't realize Stephanie's my kid, ' James thought to himself. He was relieved, but he tried not to let it show. Thinking of this, he pretended to be sad and dejected. "Don't even think about it. I didn't raise you to be a criminal. They're just two women. Leave them alone."

'Just two women?'

Carlos flashed a scornful smile.

'Stephanie hired someone to rape Megan, and tried to frame Debbie for Megan's death.

She hired thugs to kill me and Debbie while we were on vacation.

She even put Ivan and Debbie's marriage license on social media, an open invitation to cyberbullying.

She slipped me a mickey to try and have sex with me.

Just a woman? She's a vicious, evil bitch!

Her mother Glenda isn't any better. She's been James' mistress for years! She's the one who wanted me and Stephanie together, and James just gave in to her, '

Carlos thought to himself.

James, of course, saw the disdain in Carlos' eyes, but he could do nothing. He couldn't just come clean to the CEO. That would implicate him. "Carlos, listen to your old man. Just let it go," he pleaded.

"Let it go?" Carlos pressed the button on the mahjong table, and it began to shuffle the tiles. "Let's play a few more rounds. If you win, I'll leave them alone."

James had no choice. He had to sit down and pit his skills against Carlos. This was vital. If Carlos went after these women, they might blow the lid off the whole thing. The other guests started scanning the table, formulating strategies even before the tiles were revealed.

Before this, Niles and James were on top. But now, things changed. Curtis was the victor this time. Niles was already in a bad mood because of the stench. Now that he kept losing, his face grew even darker. "I bet you cheated," he spat.

Curtis smiled and said nothing. He was cheating, after a fashion. Carlos kept giving him the right tiles.

Beads of sweat appeared on James' forehead. The mere thought of his lover and daughter being raped by beggars made his heart ache. Of course, Carlos was doing this on purpose. He didn't want James to win.

As a result, James lost round after round.

Debbie and Colleen, on the other hand, went to the bathroom and retched after they left the living room.

Colleen washed her face and rinsed her mouth before saying, "That's messed up Carlos paid the bums to rape them. James can't be happy."

Debbie leaned against the wall and said, "Stephanie drugging him was the straw that broke the camel's back. She deserved it. Lucky she didn't succeed. It's a little poetic justice. Try to rape someone, get raped in return." 'Thank God Carlos was smart enough to figure it out!' she thought.

Colleen approached her and whispered in her ear, "I heard Stephanie hired someone to kill Megan. Is that true?"

The mention of Megan reminded Debbie of something. "I'm heading to ZL Group. Do you want to come with me?" she asked.