True Love Waits

Chapter 452 A Dinner Of Vengeance

Eager to go, Elmer refused to listen to them. He stood up and made his way to the door. "I'm sorry I really have to go. Hey, next time I'm buying..." His voice trailed off as he reached the exit. The door was pushed open from the outside. Everyone was surprised as the newcomer walked in. "M-m-Mr. Huo?" Elmer stuttered.

They looked at Debbie, who was just as stunned as they were, and then all of them stood up and walked toward Carlos.

"Hurry. Mr. Huo is here," Mr. Li urged the others. "Good evening, Mr. Huo," they greeted Carlos in unison.

Carlos inclined his head slightly and cast Elmer a sidelong glance. "Where are you off to, Mr. Xue?"

"Er...n-nowhere. I... Mr. Huo, this way please," Elmer replied. Since Carlos was here, he realized that he couldn't leave now, so he put on his biggest smile and led Carlos to the table.

Slippery as an eel, he had already regained his composure before they even reached the table. Smiling at Debbie, he asked, "Debbie, why didn't you tell us Mr. Huo would be joining us? We should have waited till he got here."

"That's okay," Carlos said before Debbie spoke. A waiter brought in another chair. "There," Carlos said to the waiter, pointing at the spot next to Debbie. The waiter left the room after placing the chair where he was directed and setting another place at the table, complete with utensils.

'Way to be obvious, old man, ' Debbie thought resignedly.

The guests all gaped at what Carlos had just done.

To break the awkward silence, Mr. Li picked up a bottle of liquor from the table and walked up to Carlos. "Mr. Huo! So glad to see you. Let's have a drink," he said as he filled Carlos' glass.

he turned to the waiter

sat there, and watched

But Carlos instantly became the center of attention. Everyone was fawning over him, and now the

table as a grand gesture and smiled at Elmer. "Mr Xue, Mr. Huo heard that

packaged alcohol and felt an urge to cry. He just sat there in stunned silence till someone nudged him. It was only then that he managed one of

didn't understand what

but she felt too embarrassed to

a word. Most of the time he just sat there listening to the others talk about business, which was normal for him. He was known to listen more

his revenge for the time Elmer tried to stick Debbie with a multi-million-dollar bill for alcohol. Revenge is a dish best served cold-or in this case, chilled to perfection. And Carlos could be very cold

realize it until Carlos brought up the contracts

that Elmer had made a lot of money doing business with ZL Group. So Elmer, sweating bullets, finally came out with, "Dinner's on me. Everybody, enjoy." "Thank you, Mr. Xue." Again, Carlos spoke before

a steamed fish dish was brought to the guests. The waiter intended to turn the table so that the dish was in front of Carlos with the fish's head pointing at him. But when the dish was about to stop in front of him, Carlos turned the table further and made it stop when the fish's head was pointing at Debbie. The waiter was taken aback. He hadn't expected Carlos to do that, but under the circumstances, he had to think fast, so he looked at

Mr. Huo, are you

up her glass and replied,

trying to make her relationship with Carlos sound more official and

you! Thank you very much!" she said with a forced smile, draining her glass in one gulp. By

to tell everyone Debbie belonged to him, at

Outside the private booth

the bathroom. "Who is

waiter was too afraid to tell her. He didn't want to invite