She Is A CEO

However, Carlos can't open his mouth. If he confessed, will the boss spare his life?

"What are you thinking?" Carlos's face was already beaten so badly that people could tell his expression, and Arthur asked in a deep voice, staring at his swollen eyes. "I..." Carlos struggled to say another word, but Arthur was really getting impatient.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it. I can find out on my own anyway. Kyle, take care of him," Arthur said and stood up before walking towards the door. He was stopped by Carlos just as he reached the doorway.

"Don't! I'll say!" When he heard the words "deal with", Carlos's face was covered with blood and sweat. The consequences of betraying the boss were serious, but if he didn't betray him, he will die now! Arthur pursed his lips and slowly turned back to his seat. This time, he was full of patience, waiting for Carlos to catch his breath before speaking again.

Carlos was at his wit's end and could only explain in detail how he was instructed by Casper to get hired by Vian Construction and incite workers to protest against Webbex Group for unpaid wages. After finally finishing his speech, Carlos begged despite the pain on his face.

"Mr. Davies, I have told you everything I know. Please spare my life."

Arthur waved his hand, signaling Kyle to stop the recording, then turned to Carlos.

"No, you haven't told me 'everything' yet." His eyes flickered in the dim light as he spoke slowly and deliberately.

Carlos was taken aback by the words, and didn't understand what they meant.

"You have been following Casper closely, so you must know his true nature. I didn't just bring you here today for the matter of Vian Construction's unpaid wages, but also... his true identity!"

"What... What true identity?" Carlos tried to remain calm, but his trembling voice gave away his fear.

Arthur didn't talk nonsense, and raised his eyes to gesture to the subordinate standing behind Carlos. The subordinate came up to him with a thick crowbar and asked Arthur,

"Which side?"

"Left leg," Arthur said calmly.

Carlos was startled instantly, and his eyes, which had been swollen, were filled with fear at this moment, and he shouted loudly,

"Mr. Davies, I really don't know anything!" Casper's identity was a taboo. If he really spoke it out, he will undoubtedly die.

But Arthur turned a deaf ear to Carlos' words, and after nodding to his subordinate, the crowbar was raised high. The next second, Carlos' shrill screams rang through the room and spread throughout the hangar.

Five minutes later, Carlos's left leg was limp and twisted in a strange shape. He couldn't even scream in pain anymore as sweat dripped down his forehead and he panted like a bull.

"This leg isn't for you to confess anything. It's just a warning for your misdeeds. I'm sure you've done plenty of things that go against the law, and I know that if you confess, going back to him means death. So here's your chance: confess, and I'll spare your life. Don't confess, and I'll take care of you for him." Arthur stared at Carlos as he spoke slowly.

Hearing the offer of sparing his life, Carlos stopped panting heavily. He struggled to lift his head and looked at Arthur before stuttering out,

"Mr. Davies... are... are you serious?"

"I never go back on my word," Arthur smiled confidently.

After some hesitation, Carlos finally spoke up...

At midnight, Arthur's car pulled into the driveway of his home with Lucia waiting inside with all the lights on in the living room.

As soon as he parked in the garage and walked towards the front door, he noticed it was already open with Lucia leaning against it wearing her coat while waiting for him.

The night breeze gently blew into their foyer, playing with her long hair while Arthur rushed over to embrace her only to hear her say,

"The smell of blood is strong."

Arthur smiled then looked seriously into Lucia's eyes saying,

"It was him."

Lucia understood what those three simple words meant from Arthur so she widened her eyes looking up at him and asking intently, "Really?"

"We confirmed it already; we can start planning now," replied Arthur confidently.

"Arthur..." Lucia sighed softly burying herself deeper into his embrace before adding tearfully,

"We've been waiting for this day."

"Don't worry; we confirmed it already - there is no escape for him!" Although speaking gently while holding onto Lucia who trembled slightly within his arms, coldness flickered through his eyes nonetheless. The next day Blake realized that Carlos had disappeared without any trace or response from calls made directly to him, which worried them greatly. But they still had work commitments so they went ahead with their planned protest outside Webbex Group headquarters only to find something unexpected happened today - there were no security guards stationed outside like usual!

Blake gathered everyone together discussing what could be happening.

"Blake, something doesn't feel right about this situation! Why isn't anyone from Webbex Group responding or doing anything about us protesting?"

"Do they not want anything to do with us anymore?"

"How could this be? We made such a big fuss. They have to deal with us even if they don't want to. Didn't we have reporters come for an interview yesterday?"

"Tsk, where's Carlos at a time like this? No one's giving us any advice..."

The more Blake listened, the more worried he became. They had always relied on Carlos for guidance, but now that things were going wrong and he was nowhere to be found, everyone felt uneasy without their leader.

"Blake, why don't we take the initiative and talk to Lucia again? I don't think she's unreasonable." Someone suggested.

"That's all we can do for now. You stay here with the others while Freddie and I go in and check things out." Blake replied before leading a few other foremen cautiously towards the Webbex Group entrance. Just as Blake was feeling anxious, the glass door of Webbex Group suddenly opened and Kane walked out towards them saying,

"Mr. Mills, Ms. Webb is waiting for you in the conference room. Come in and talk."

Blake and his team were startled but didn't show any fear as they tried to act tough by saying, "We were just thinking about that too. Please lead the way."© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

It was still the same conference room as last time when Blake followed Kane inside along with his team only to find Lucia already waiting there early on.

However, this time there was another man standing beside her who was extremely handsome yet had an icy aura about him that sent shivers down everyone's spine when they glanced over at him nonchalantly upon their arrival.

"What is up with this guy? Just one glance from him gave me chills down my back," whispered one of the foremen next to Blake nervously.