True Love Waits

Chapter 292 Honey, I Love You

Carlos responded with silence.

An awkward silence fell between them as Valerie fixed her gaze on him, waiting for a response. When she realized he wasn't going to answer, she sighed helplessly and continued on her way upstairs. "How did things get so bad? What a misfortune to befall the Huo family!" she grumbled on her way up.

After the old lady left, Hayden and Portia also left the manor. Lewis gripped Wade's clothes and kept eagerly asking, "Dad, is it true that I'm not your son? How come? Then who am I? Where am I from?"

In silence, Wade lowered his head. Getting no response from his father, Lewis turned to Miranda with the same questions. "This is not the right time for what you're asking. That can come later. But for now, you should first take responsibility for what you've done," a nonchalant Miranda replied.

Lewis finally stopped asking. This secret alone was a big blow, far more devastating than facing the wrath of Carlos.

When the living room returned to normalcy again, Carlos looked at James and said coldly, "I don't think we need to talk anymore. You know your punishment. The police are here. Just go with them."

One of the policemen put down his cup of tea, stood up and came up to James, ready to handcuff him. The latter covered his chest to steady his breathing. He was breathing fire as he stared at his son in disbelief. Trying to mediate, but very much aware it wouldn't be easy, Wade stood up and advised Carlos, "Give it some thought. If people get wind of it that you sent your father to jail, I don't think you'd like the ramifications, both on you and on your company. You should bear the bigger picture in mind."

Carlos sneered, "All of you ask me to think about this, think about that. Has any one of you think about Debbie? Did he think about her feelings when he slapped her severally? Did he even think about the Huo family's interests? And as an elder, he hit his daughter-in-law for no reasons. What would the public think if they knew about this? Wouldn't it do harm to the company too?"

Wade was lost for words. Still, no one was able to change Carlos' mind.

Crying, Tabitha ran up to him and fell to her knees. "Carlos, I beg you. Please don't do that. I'll apologize to Debbie on your dad's behalf. Okay? Whatever it takes to make peace, I'm willing to do it with a sincere heart."

But her attitude and way of defending James only added fuel to the fire. In a huff, Carlos shot to his feet and moved to her side. "Mom, what do you mean by doing this?" he asked coldly.

"Carlos, listen to me. Don't put your dad in jail for a woman's sake. If your dad is locked up behind bars, how will I live on? Please consider me, I plead."

with his eyes. Ready to please their boss, the bodyguards swung into action. At once, they came and lifted her up from the

has to stop meddling in my business. Especially, let him never, ever stick his nose into my marriage. If he can't promise that, then I'm more than ready to send him to

held Carlos by the right hand and assured, "Okay. Leave it to me to follow through with your terms of the truce. Rest assured that your dad will never,

you have always

Carlos. "Why did you bow down to this ungrateful asshole? I am his father, and I'm not going to let him dictate to me what's to be done and what's not to be done. In this house, I set the rules. And I have every right to meddle in whatever he thinks is his

the whole living room. Everyone else remained dead silent, worried by his

glance at Carlos, whose anger threatened to erupt like a powerful volcano. Aware of the growing tension between the father and son, he came and stood close to James, ready to mediate. "Come on, James, no matter how deeply you feel about this whole disagreement, you have to calm down. The children are already grown-ups now. We have to be careful, not bulldoze them around anymore. What's more, Carlos

of Carlos. Speaking to Wade, he threatened, "If this little brat dares to have me handcuffed today, I'll make sure I go down with him as well. I'll invite all the major media houses against him and put the story out there for the whole world to see. If he

on James, he instructed Emmett, "Give him the phone numbers of the most popular reporters in the city." After a short pause, he asked James aggressively, "Do you want to make the phone call first before going with the police? You can as well refuse to follow them, but then, my team of lawyers will be ready to file charges

James was dumbstruck.

one of the numbers and asked cautiously, "Mr. James Huo, this is the

face contorting in anger. He thundered so loud that the

But Carlos, remaining unflappable, shifted his gaze to the policemen and said, "Seems like my dad prefers to wait for the lawsuit at home. Please go back first." "Okay, Mr.

policemen left, Carlos

she let out a deep sigh. With Megan's help, she dialed

In England

signed for a parcel. The young deliveryman handed her a bunch of Louis XIV roses, beautifully packed in a quality

card from the flowers. There was a line of English words on it. With the help of a translation app, she got to know the message. "My dear, I have someone send this bouquet of roses to you by air from France. I think you would love them. They have a

of the flowers clicked in her mind. 'Mr. Huo, you are a busy CEO. How on earth do you still get time to learn about flowers?' Debbie thought, unconvinced. At first, she had thought that the flowers were from someone else since the whole message was in English. If she knew they were from Carlos, she would have refused to sign

she turned around and left her apartment. In a car nearby, she found a bodyguard who had been secretly protecting her all the time. When the bodyguard wearing sunglasses and a pair of bluetooth headsets saw Debbie waving at him, he quickly ran up to her and asked with respect, "Mrs. Huo, may I

Debbie stuffed the box of roses into the bodyguard's arms. "This is the present from Mr.

'What? Isn't this the parcel for Mrs. Huo?' he wondered. As part of his work, he had checked the

been told they were sent by air from France. You