Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife novel Chapter 361

Carlos didn't explain why he wasn't willing to get engaged to Stephanie. Instead, he said casually, "Dad, I've already made up my mind. I will apologize to Stephanie and her father in person."

James tried to hold back his anger and asked calmly, "Carlos, what happened between you and Stephanie?"

"Nothing happened. It's getting late. I'm heading back home now." Saying that, Carlos walked towards the entrance of the building.

Staring at his retreating back, James knew that everything would go out of his control if he didn't do something quickly. "Carlos," he called out.

Carlos stopped and turned around to look at him.

"We'll talk tomorrow morning," James said.

After a short pause, Carlos nodded. He had a bad feeling in his gut.

As he walked out of the building, Carlos discreetly scanned the area out of the corner of his eye. As expected, he noticed someone hiding in the shadows.

He snorted as he got into his car and asked Frankie to take him to Champs Bay Apartments.

When he arrived, Stephanie was already home. She was sitting before the wine cabinet and was on a phone call. Her tone was harsh as she said, "Work out a new plan and send it to me via e-mail within three days. Otherwise, the Planning Department will have to bear the responsibilities."

Seeing Carlos enter the apartment, she fixed her eyes on him with a stern expression on her face. He took off his suit and loosened his tie.

"Set aside everything else. Your priority is to work out a new plan. That's all!" Stephanie hung up and heaved a tired sigh. With the phone still in her hand, she trotted over to Carlos, who was in the kitchen, pouring himself a glass of water.

She flashed a flattering smile and said in a soft voice, "Carlos, you're back. Are you tired?" No matter how tough Stephanie's work got, she never asked Carlos for his assistance. She was too proud to show him her weakness.

Carlos nodded and asked casually, "Something wrong with your company?"

"No big deal. I can fix it." The truth was that she was really annoyed because of what had happened in her company. She was definitely in a tough spot and had a lot of cleaning up to do.

Since she assured him that she could fix it on her own, Carlos didn't ask for more details. He drank the water and was about to head for his bedroom.

"Carlos!" Stephanie called out, stopping him.

He turned to look at her, waiting for her next words.

Remembering what her mother had told her earlier, she said with a hopeful heart, "I've been really exhausted lately because of work and other stuff. I was thinking that maybe I should take a few days off and go on a vacation. Let's go together, shall we?"

Carlos hesitated for a moment, then turned her down. "Milo Yu of the Yu Group passed away out of the blue. We have a billion-dollar project in co-operation with them. I'm responsible for the project now. I'll be very busy for the next few days."

Stephanie lowered her head to hide her disappointment. When she looked at him again, she was wearing an understanding smile. "I see. Take care of yourself. Okay?"

"Sure. Thank you." With not as much as a smile or a good night, he strode to his bedroom.

Stephanie balled her hands into fists and gnashed her teeth as she stood staring at the closed door of his bedroom.

The next day, in the general manager's office at ZL Group, Carlos was assigning some important tasks to Frankie when the door was pushed open from outside. James entered the office without knocking.

As an efficient assistant, Frankie said, "Mr. Huo, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Carlos nodded, and Frankie left the office and closed the door behind him. Carlos stood up from his chair and poured a glass of water for James. "Dad, would you like to go to a tea house and talk?"