True Love Waits

Chapter 375 Keep A Level Head

James' scandal spread like wildfire on the Internet. He was soon the name on everyone's lips as the gossip surrounding him was juicy. The head office and branch companies of ZL Group were swamped with calls. Carlos' fans and many media outlets were to blame.

All those calls were to petition the board to remove James and reinstate Carlos as the rightful CEO.

Those who knew what was really going on criticized James for snatching Carlos' position while he was in a coma. Carlos had been back to work for some time, but James still held onto the reins of power.

The PR department of ZL Group was having a hell of a time protecting the company's good name. The video of James' affair was already all over the Internet. X-rated material was strictly prohibited on the Internet. Good thing, or the person behind it would have uploaded the whole video. And they wouldn't bother pixelating it, either.

By the time Carlos got wind of it, it had already been shared to several different media sites. It had been online a whole five minutes. The scandal was spreading.

Carlos knew this wasn't normal, and someone had to be behind it. And that person's purpose was obvious to ruin James.

After glancing over the news, he ordered Frankie in a calm voice, "Tear those articles down. I want that scandal quashed. Give fair warning to those online gossip rags. Whoever posts this again will have their credentials yanked and be banned from the Internet."

"Yes, Mr. Huo. But there's another issue. The phone lines are jammed with callers demanding an explanation. They want one from Mr. James Huo," Frankie reported honestly.

Carlos thought about it for a bit. Then, he said, "I see. I'll take care of it. In the meantime, find out who's behind this."

"Yes, Mr. Huo!" Frankie nodded and left to carry out Carlos' orders.

At the CEO's office

Bang! A teacup was thrown against the wall. It shattered, the shards skittering across the floor.

"That bitch! It must be Debbie Nian! Damn you! The arrogance?! You dare set me up?" James snarled in a fit of rage. At this point, he finally understood the woman came on to him that night was a trap, and Debbie was the one behind it. And he walked right into her clutches.

his face pale. He unbuttoned the top button, loosened his tie, and gulped. But he managed to collect himself and continued reporting to his boss, "Mr. Huo's already issued takedown notices. As soon as he got involved, it's started to die down. We haven't seen anyone ballsy enough to repost it. But the phone lines

it handled?'

minutes later, he hurried to the

on the phone with Tabitha. "Don't worry, Mom. We're all

as he

old man had worry written all over his

Carlos ended the call, James immediately launched into his spiel. "Carlos,

You had an affair?" Carlos inquired in an icy-cold

head, his eyes bloodshot. "But I didn't mean to do it.

grief choked out his unfinished words.

away

woman in the video? I never saw her before that night. Now I know why she was coming on to me. She was hired to ruin me! I think

'Debbie?' Carlos frowned deeply.

our family into turmoil. I kept warning you away from her, so she always resented me. Now she's

alright. But we don't know whether

"Don't you trust me?"

trust

face, in a vain attempt to hide the panic in his eyes. "Carlos, I apologize to you and your mom. I've disgraced you. I'm holding an emergency meeting now and returning control of the company to you. Congrats, CEO. I don't deserve the

finished speaking, he shot to his feet and made his way

"Dad!" Carlos stopped him.

around to look at the

the whole time. He now felt a huge gap

was the top international enterprise under Carlos' leadership. He had the power and charisma to make it

need you to return the CEO title to me. If I want it, I'll take it," Carlos said. He hadn't fully recovered yet, so he didn't