Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

"A one-week leave? Why am I just hearing about this now?"

Philip lowered his head in silence, lacking any explanation.

"From now on, I want you to report her every move to me. Do you understand?" Carlos ordered sternly and took out his phone.

"Yes, Mr. Huo."

"Where is she heading? And why?"

"Um..." Philip hesitated for a second. "Mrs. Huo didn't mention anything." 'Didn't mention anything?

I guess she is avoiding me, ' Carlos wondered. Without further delay, he called Tristan and said, "Inform the airport immediately that..."

Within one hour, Debbie and her luggage showed up in the CEO's office at ZL Group.

As soon as she stepped into the office, she left her luggage against the wall, and hastened towards Carlos' desk. "Mr. Huo, what's this supposed to mean? Why did you do this? Don't I have my own freedom anymore?"

Carlos didn't say a word until he had finished going through the papers in his hand. He raised his sights to her face and said, "Come to the university with me this afternoon."

"No." Debbie refused him outright.

Disappointed, Carlos got out of his chair and asserted, "Too bad, you don't have a choice!"

Debbie slumped in an armchair in shock. Stunned, and not to mention angered, she finally spoke again after a moment. "Since you are not so busy right now, let's get to the matter we've been talking about without mincing our words. I've already signed the divorce papers. I really hope that you would do the same for me, for us, so that we can go our separate ways and carry on with our own lives." Ever since the idea of a divorce had popped into her head, it had always been there at the back of her mind.

lately. Far from feeling like she had married a husband, in truth, she felt like she had found herself a father.

anyone to gain favor, but lately she had been trying very hard to please her husband. As if that weren't bad enough, he wasn't making it any easier for her. Instead of having to see him only in the mornings and the evenings at the villa, she would now have to put up with him in

this man. It had to end today. She would much rather lay her cards

the sofa across her and sat down. "Divorce

to sign the papers? What else do you want?" 'What's wrong with this

spent a lot of your money in the past three

her tone. When she finally finished speaking, he said, "I didn't do right by you in the past three years. I neglected you.

me?' Debbie didn't see

meaningless. Furthermore, according to the law, married couples who stay apart for two years or more are automatically considered divorced. So if you still refuse to sign the divorce

last few sentences forced him to let out a chuckle. After all,

'Sue me? No problem. I can help her find

the couple must be separated for two entire consecutive years. One year, nine months and

gentleman that he was, Carlos had kept the lights off so she wouldn't wake up and it was too dark to see anything anyway.

at his reply. 'Hell no! I didn't even know a man was sleeping

didn't light it. Playing with the cigarette in his fingers, he continued, "Secondly, the separation must be caused by the falling apart of the couples' relationship. In our case, I was working overseas. It doesn't fit

in cement boots. In that instant, her mouth hung with lips slightly parted and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch. She started wondering

towards her. Leaning over her with his hands on the arms of the chair, he pressed his face close to hers. Debbie was forced to lean

is he doing? Why is he so close? Is he trying to seduce me?' Debbie thought nervously.

the air became

Carlos spoke again. "The court requires evidence of a separation, which

That form of address was starting to mess with Debbie's head. "Y-Yes, I can," she stammered.