True Love Waits

Chapter 354 It Was Just For Fun

'Love bites!' Stephanie thought in shock. She struggled to shift her sight past his neck and onto his arm, only to find hickeys there as well. Her heart sank and her face went pale.

Sensing her gaze on his body, Carlos checked his arm. He remembered that Debbie had deliberately left love bites there as payback for his torture. Without letting it bother him, he grabbed another clean towel and wiped his wet hair. Instead of explaining the situation to Stephanie, he asked her, "Do you have anything important to tell me?"

As an experienced woman who had dealt with difficult situations in business, Stephanie was able to quickly regain her composure. Taking a deep breath, she collected herself and asked casually, "Last night—" "Stephanie," Carlos interrupted her coldly.

"I hope what happened last night won't happen again."

"I'm sorry, Carlos. I know that you are mostly busy. I shouldn't have—"

"I wasn't talking about picking you up from the club," he cut her bluntly.

Stephanie was silent for a moment. She understood what he was talking about. He was condemning her for taking advantage of her drunken state to kiss him.

Carlos wasn't planning on explaining anything about the love bites to Stephanie. He didn't have sex with Debbie last night. He had somehow managed to constrain himself in the end, but they had hugged and slept the night together. But it didn't make a difference to Carlos whether he had sex with her or not. Since he had been so intimate with another woman, he felt it wasn't proper to continue his relationship with Stephanie anymore. He declared, "I need to tell you something. We should-" 'Break up!'

Knowing the words that were about to spill out of his mouth, Stephanie cut in immediately, "It was just for fun, right? You like to play around with other women occasionally. Correct? Carlos, I understand. You don't have to explain yourself to me. We haven't gotten married yet, so I don't mind."

Carlos frowned. He was a little annoyed that she thought he was that kind of a man. "No, it wasn't-" 'Just for fun.'

"Carlos, you haven't had your breakfast yet. I'll go check if it's ready." She hurriedly left his bedroom, without giving him a chance to continue the topic.

After closing the bedroom door behind her, Stephanie supported herself against the wall in the corridor, gasping for air. She clenched her fists in anger. 'Who on earth is that woman? Who the hell left those love bites on him?' she thought furiously.

By the time Carlos got dressed and came to the dining room, the housemaid had already prepared the breakfast and laid it out on the table. Stephanie was not in the living room, or in the dining room. As he sa at the table, he asked the maid, "Where's Stephanie?"

The maid replied politely, "Miss Li is still in her bedroom. She said she would have her breakfast later."

Carlos nodded and silently ate his breakfast. When he was done eating, Stephanie had still not come down for breakfast.

a tissue and headed to her

a ruffling noise and then Stephanie opened the door, her face weary and gloomy. She was still in her pajamas. Seeing Carlos at the door, she forced a smile and asked, "Carlos, what's up?" Unintentionally, her eyes were drawn to the love bites on

go to work. I'll have the driver take you

"Okay, thank you."

he turned around, grabbed

on the seventh floor of the apartment building. A small smile appeared on the corners

drove the car into the morning traffic. From behind him, Carlos said, "Order a takeout lunch from the fifth floor of Alioth Building and deliver it to Room 701, Building No. 2 in Champs

added, "Order a few

the sixth floor?' But then, a woman's image popped up in his mind. Frankie

had left the apartment, Stephanie dialed James' number. When the call connected, she said in a seemingly calm voice, "Uncle James, it looks like Carlos is seeing some other woman." "What?! Who?" James asked, taken aback. He

her words as she thought about their conversation in the morning. "Carlos was going to break up with me. But I didn't give him the chance to say it out." At that moment, it dawned on her that Carlos wasn't sexually

knitted his brows. "I see. I'll have someone look into it. Just pretend nothing has happened. I will take care of that woman, whoever

might be," she said hesitantly. She'd had her doubts for a while now and she said it out loud, "Could it be his ex-wife? Debbie Nian?" "Debbie Nian?!" James exclaimed, jumping to his feet. The sudden mention

woman...She...she's back in Y

sense his voice trembling, but she didn't think too

"Did she meet Carlos?"

"Yes."

pause, he calmed down and told Stephanie, "Leave this to

hypotensor, a drug to lower his blood pressure. He finally felt better after

back to Y City anymore. And she had the guts to come

doorbell once again. Scratching her hair annoyingly, she

here to deliver

' Debbie thought. 'Or did I?' She had no idea what was going on. Sighing helplessly, she opened the door. She recognized the man outside, though she wasn't very familiar with him. He was Carlos' new assistant. Suppressing her annoyance, she

Mr. Huo asked me to buy you this lunch. There is a

so much." This was unexpected. In a

Nian. I should get

nodded to