True Love Waits

Chapter 393 Karma Is A Bitch

Stephanie was happy- though she knew Kinsley was feeding her a line of bull.

Seeing her smile, Kinsley made the next move. He asked in a serious tone, "Miss Li, may I call you Stephanie?" Stephanie looked him straight in the eye. She saw a look of love reflected in his gaze. "Yes," she conceded.

Kinsley put one hand behind his back and extended the other to Stephanie. "Stephanie, my beautiful muse, would you do me the honor of having lunch with me?"

Carlos never talked to her like this. She was touched. 'It's just a meal,' she thought. "Okay," she agreed.

Kinsley's eyes narrowed with joy as he smiled. It was working so well. "Great. Let's go. It's only a five-minute walk, and there's no parking lot. Got your walking shoes on? If not, I can give you a piggyback ride." 'Piggyback?' Stephanie's heart was filled with warmth, and she swore it fluttered, but she shook her head. "I'm about to get engaged. Boundaries," she reminded him.

Kinsley acted disappointed. The smile on his face faded. "Okay. Shall we?"

Stephanie sensed his disappointment. She thought of Carlos. He didn't love her, she knew. Carlos was always cold to her, never betraying even a hint of affection. 'So why should I hurt this guy's feelings? He's better to me than Carlos.'

That afternoon, when Stephanie got back from lunch, she was in a much better mood than usual. There was a spring in her step as she walked the halls of the hotel. When she passed by Carlos' room, she knocked. A strange man opened the door. "Miss Li," the man said.

"Where's Carlos?" she asked.

The man moved aside to make way for her. "Mr. Huo is working inside."

Stephanie made to walk inside, but on second thought, she decided not to. "Oh, I'll come back later."

"All right, Miss Li."

on the table than her phone

"Yeah,

happiest day of my life, spending it with

the message but

members of the board were very unhappy about James' affair. It was a stain on the company. They demanded he step down. Some of them even told Carlos if he didn't take over as CEO, they

chaos. Carlos was never more impressed than now. Stephanie watched him answer one phone call after another. Even his forehead was frowning. "How did things get this bad?"

looked at

Actually, he knew.

should have gotten rid of that bitch when you had the chance. Debbie Nian is a troublemaker, and you let her get away

Now even the company is affected. ZL Group is now

are because of James, no one else," Carlos

a woman. If Carlos wanted to stop her, she

was thinking. "True, but it's not like you'll do

she had hit the

After that, Carlos headed to the headquarters in his home city. He had

James. This was seriously juicy gossip, and even sound bites would mean more clicks online. Some employees were milling about in the crowd. They were holding white banners decrying James Huo, calling him "scumbag" and "liar." Their chanting was lost in the din, until you got close to them. Then it was clear-they didn't want James as their CEO.

It would be hard to press forward without running anyone over. Luckily, Frankie had called

Huo to quit. Can you take

stocks are plummeting. Get him

his sternness, Carlos was righteous, just, and extremely competent. The employees knew this, and looked up to him. ZL Group