Carla was caught off guard by the kiss and stared at Zayn in wide-eyed disbelief.
She froze up, unable to react.
It all felt very surreal and yet so familiar…
At the same time, both Lucas and Benard were taken aback and looked on in astonishment. Benard, however, quickly recovered and averted his gaze.
Rogan, who had witnessed it all from the driver's seat, was just as startled. She momentarily lost control of the steering wheel, causing the car to swerve violently.
The sudden swerve brought Carla back to her senses. She tried to push Zayn away, but he was just too strong.
The more she struggled, the louder the buzzing in her head was. In a moment of panic, she bit down hard on his lips.
Her bite drew blood and left a metallic taste in her mouth.
Though reluctant, Zayn finally let go of Carla. He cupped her face and gently brushed her lips with his thumb.
"B_stard!" Carla raised her hand, ready to strike him.
Zayn grabbed her wrist in time and pulled her into his arms. "What's wrong? Haven't had enough?"
"You… " Carla wasn't sure if she was red from anger or embarrassment.
"Zayn, you've gone overboard!" Lucas exclaimed as he hurriedly pushed him away and shielded Carla from him. "Even I have never kissed Carla, how dare you… "
"That's good to know." Zayn nodded smugly. "We can remain as buddies."
"What?" Lucas went berserk at his display of arrogance. "Who wants to be buddies with you? You're a girlfriend-stealing piece of sh_t!"
"Give it up. You aren't suitable for each other, " Zayn replied sternly.
The rage built up inside of Lucas rendered him speechless.
"Pull over!" Carla suddenly ordered.
Once Rogan stopped the car, Freda immediately got out to open the door.
"Get out!" Carla bellowed as she continued to glare at him.
"Weren't we supposed to discuss a collaboration?" Zayn replied, his mouth curled into a shameless grin.
"I said – GET! OUT!" Carla screamed while trying to kick him.
Zayn managed to dodge her attack and got out of the car.
Benard swiftly followed behind, only to have Freda surprise him with a kick to his butt.
The kick almost sent him flying, but Benard remained silent as he gritted his teeth in anger.
Freda shot him a death stare as she got back into the car.
With that, the Rolls-Royce sped off.
The Giblo family car that had been following behind this whole time promptly pulled over. The subordinates stood around in bewilderment, unaware of what had happened.
Meanwhile, Zayn smirked as he looked at the Rolls-Royce in the distance.
"Mr. Giblo, what are you trying to achieve with this?" Benard whined.
"Isn't this good?" Zayn snickered. "Lucas doesn't want me around Carla, and Carla now thinks I'm a pervert. Because of that, the chances of her backing out of the project are very high. Their interest in Selena seems to have died down too, so I can fully concentrate on my work."
"That's true." Benard nodded.
"The most important thing is… " Zayn cocked his eyebrow. "The kiss was so intense for her that Lucas would always be second to me."
Benard was so impressed with Zayn's wit that he couldn't hide his excitement. "Killing three birds with one stone! Brilliant!"
In the meantime, Naya had been waiting in the yard when Zayn returned to the villa. Upon seeing him, Naya immediately rushed toward him. "Mr. Giblo, I have failed you."
Naya had heard from Bugara that Carla and Lucas had spotted Selena due to her negligence. She decided it'd be better to own up to her mistake first than to have Zayn find it out himself.
"Thankfully, it was from a distance, so they only saw a silhouette, " Zayn replied coldly. "You've always been very conscientious, so I don't want you making any more mistakes.
"Yes. I understand, " Naya said, her head bowed in apology.
"I'll overlook it this time. Don't let it happen again, " Zayn warned, his voice still cold and hard.
"Yes, Mr. Giblo."
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