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.

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

it handled?' James

he hurried

Tabitha. "Don't worry, Mom. We're all good

knocking as he opened the

at him. The old man

immediately launched into his spiel. "Carlos,

the news is true? You had an affair?" Carlos inquired in

head, his eyes bloodshot. "But I didn't mean to do it. Someone set me up. The woman in the video was hired by someone. I was drunk and that woman drugged me. Help me

out his unfinished words. He looked

his eyes away and asked, "You know

I never saw her before that night. Now I know why

'Debbie?' Carlos frowned deeply.

into turmoil. I kept warning you

alright. But we don't know whether

"Don't you trust me?"

only trust evidence

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

shot to his feet and made his way

"Dad!" Carlos stopped him.

turned around to look at the calm man in

aura from Carlos, James was suddenly terrified. Compared to his cries and agitated emotions, Carlos had been cool and composed the whole time. He now felt a huge gap between

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

CEO title to me. If I want it, I'll take it," Carlos said. He hadn't fully recovered yet, so he didn't want to put too much pressure on himself.