The Devil's Love For The Heiress by LiLhyz

Chapter 7: The Girl He Left Behind 

Taking a deep breath, Carlos tried to control his emotions. He shut his eyes as he took the lift to CSK Apparel, a company he founded with his friend, Alexander.

That day would mark the beginning of his soon–to–be relentless pursuit of the girl, the girl he left behind; Kate Wright.

“Relax, friend. This is the moment you have been waiting for,” Alexander reminded him, and that made Carlos nod.

“I hope I made the right decision,” Carlos expressed. The plan was to see Kate after the end of the French Open, when he was confident everything was safe. However, Alexander convinced him otherwise.

“No one will find out. We just need to be… discrete about your real relationship with Kate,” Alexander suggested. “Besides, your assistant is still in France, covering for both of us.”

Carlos nodded. He knew that he needed to make it clear to his directors that no one must know of his visit too.

At the thought of Kate, Carlos smiled. He was a few minutes away from finally seeing her up close.

It was during his birthday when Carlos last saw Kate. When he noticed her familiar frame walking out of the Four Seasons Hotel‘s grand ballroom, it was too late. That was when he finally understood Hailey‘s objective – her reason for stealing a kiss from him in front of all the guests.

Kate saw Hailey kiss him, and he could only imagine what went through her mind. After the party, he ordered his assistant to have one of his security team follow her. When he learned she got stuck at the airport, Carlos pleaded with JetSuite to arrange a charter flight for Kate.

In the days that followed, Carlos ended his management contract with William Mckenzie. It was inevitable, and William was starting to lose control of his daughter, Hailey. Carlos could not have that. Besides, the only reason he held on to William was due to his contract‘s terms.

where he only participated in club matches. Carlos paid the price and canceled the contract with a hefty five million dollar termination fee. Still, freeing himself from William felt good. Carlos ultimately had complete control of

glasses greeted them when they stepped outside the elevator doors. Carlos remembered this woman to be Catrina‘s assistant. “Right this way, please. The directors are eager to meet both

already made aware of the conditions of their visit. They took a route through the back of the cubicles where he and Alexander were not visible to

Carlos let Alexander enter first, giving him the time to collect himself. When he walked in, he scanned the

beautiful white three–fourth sleeved dress. Her brown hair cascaded down to her chest, and her eyes were glued to

his breath away. Despite how many years had passed, Kate remained to have that charming and youthful glow on her face. It took everything in Carlos not to go over and hold Kate in his arms. Only the heavens knew how much he missed her

to do, Catrina introduced her. Then Kate quickly

made sure they understood their importance to the company‘s success. The CSK Apparel was very significant to Carlos, for Kate‘s

not a personal one, at least they could cover work. The goal was to take it

“Shall we all have dinner as a team? Somewhere,

until Hailey walked in, declaring her

giggled and said, “I wasn‘t so

of them. He tried to show Kate how he disliked Hailey‘s touch, but unfortunately, Kate looked away. Carlos pulled his arm off Hailey‘s grasp, asking with a full frown on his face, “Hailey, what are you doing

by Hailey‘s arrival. He also sought, “Yeah, how did you get

York!” Hailey replied. She sounded jolly and

was Alexander‘s girlfriend, and wistfully, the woman had formed a bond with Hailey. Kendra was all in for Hailey, and Carlos knew it. Alexander‘s girlfriend had, on many occasions, set him up on a surprise date

said, “Let‘s go to the office and talk.” He gestured for Catrina and Alexander to follow him, and they

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Carlos. She said, “So this is your company. It‘s nice. You

curtly answered. He huffed, trying