Women were attracted to a great guy like Curtis. So Carlos knew just how to get back at him.
Curtis was stunned for a moment. He tried desperately to recall what happened. One of his female colleagues fell sick that night and he drove her to the hospital. Was that a month ago? He barely remembered. As he pondered this, his phone rang. Obviously, his wife.
He got nervous even though he was completely innocent. Just like Ivan, Curtis hurried outside as he picked up the phone. Everyone knew that Carlos could easily stir up trouble for them, no matter how good they were. Carlos knew exactly what to say.
Seeing how Carlos dealt with Ivan and Curtis, Damon got frightened. He leaped up from the bed and excused himself. "Oh, crap! I forget to pick up some formula for my son. I should get going now!"
Wesley reminded him icily, "Your son's off formula. He has been for awhile."
Damon nodded, embarrassed, "Yeah, I mean, um, my daughter."
The other men all fell silent. They watched Damon rush out of Carlos' bedroom.
Jared was always afraid of Carlos. And now, even more. He'd been quite the playboy before settling down. If Carlos mentioned any one of his ex-girlfriends to Sasha, she wouldn't go easy on him. So Jared jumped out of bed. When he got to the door, he shouted, "Damon! Wait for me! Can I get a lift?" He zoomed out of the bedroom and caught up to his brother.
Now, only the single men were left in Carlos' bedroom.
Kinsley had a fiancee, but she never made any bones about the women around him. Let Carlos call.
Carlos stared at him with a mysterious smile. "Kinsley."
His smile gave Kinsley goose bumps. He responded, "What?"
"Five years ago...do you remember your brother's wife? Do you remember flirting with her? They weren't married then. You even tried to split them up, told her that he was in love with another woman..."
"Stop!" Kinsley widened his eyes in panic. How would Carlos know about this?
It was just a misunderstanding. But if Yates heard about it, he'd go apeshit. Might even break his legs! "Okay, I get it. I'm gone!"
The bigshot star turned on his heels and left as quickly as he could.
Niles trembled with fear as he saw his friends leave one by one. But what could Carlos do? He had no girlfriend, no wife. What did Carlos have up his sleeve?
"Niles." Carlos smirked.
Niles returned him a smile. "H-hi, Mr. Huo..."
The CEO leisurely lit a cigarette and looked at Wesley. "Wesley, your brother saw Blair once before she went missing. He probably knows where she is."
What a clever idea! He killed two birds with one stone.
Now Wesley dragged Niles outside while warning, "You asshole, if you don't tell me where she is, I swear I'll kick the crap out of you!"
"No, Wesley...I don't know... Ouch! Not in the face!" Niles' shrieks reverberated throughout the manor.
There were four men left, including Carlos. Dixon slowly came and stood by his boss. Decker and Xavier were still sitting on the bed.
Xavier said confidently, "Hey, I don't see what you can do to me. I'm not married, no sister-in-law. I'd love to see you try something."
Carlos took a drag on the smoke and blew it out. "From your lips, to God's ears."
Xavier furrowed his brows.
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