Pull At CEO's Heartstrings

The night was enchanting, and the dim lights on the road reflected the loneliness of the late comers. Once again, Carla Luo worked overtime, it was already midnight. She dragged her tired body back home. As soon as she plopped herself on the sofa, she indistinctly heard faint sounds coming from the room.

'It's already late. Could it be Harden? But he said he had a business dinner tonight, so he won't be back!'

Depressed, Carla Luo cautiously walked towards her room with a broom in her hand.

As she approached the room, she could hear passionate moans filling the air. Clothes were scattered everywhere on the floor. When the door unlocked...

On the bed, she found a man and a woman tightly embracing each other.

"Harden Liu!" Carla Luo gaped at them in disbelief and shouted hysterically, "What are you doing?"

Frightened, the two figures separated from each other.

The woman on the bed pushed Harden Liu away and impatiently got dressed into her pajamas. She walked forward and slapped Carla Luo on the face.

Slap!

"Stop shouting! Anyways, Harden and I have already finished what we were supposed to do and what we shouldn't have done. Carla, it's really unfortunate that you came at such a bad time."

Carla Luo glared in response. This woman was no other than her best friend, Wendy Tang!

"Bitch!" Carla Luo lost her mind in anger. Still holding the broom in her hand, she tried to hit Wendy Tang. But before she could hit her, Harden Liu stopped her and grabbed the broom.

"Carla, can you be more rational?" Harden Liu sighed as he straightened his clothes. "Let's break up! The person I really like is Wendy, not you."

This was ridiculous. Harden Liu just ruined their relationship after being together for five years.

And Wendy Tang was her best friend.

"When did you two get together?" Carla Luo gave at Wendy Tang a look of disbelief. "I trusted you so much. How could you do such a thing to me?"

"Why couldn't I?" Wendy Tang raised an eyebrow at her and scoffed in disdain, "Do you think that all the men in the world will be there to chase you? I've always liked Harden, but you never knew. You used to be a rich young lady, but you're only a part-time worker now. You act as if you're still more superior than I am. How dare you should so arrogant?"

Carla found it hard to process what she just said.

But Wendy Tang was telling the truth.

For the past year, the JY Group that belonged to the Luo family, had undergone many financial problems. Some time ago, her parents had gone abroad to negotiate a business transaction with foreign businessmen. However, their plane crashed and her parents died in the accident. From then on, Carla had to take over the JY Group.

She had just returned from her studies abroad and wasn't too familiar with the domestic laws or the business environment. Because of that, she left the company's affairs under Harden's leadership, just as Wendy had suggested.

It never occurred to her that her best friend and her boyfriend would have an affair!

A couple of months ago, Harden had even asked her to marry him.

"To be frank, Harden wanted to tell you the truth a long time ago, but I stopped him. I was afraid that you won't be able to accept it. Now that you've witnessed us getting it on, then I guess we don't have to explain anything else to you." Wendy Tang looked down at Carla victoriously and smirked. "If you are smart enough, you can leave quietly. Otherwise, the both of us will be embarrassed."

"This is my home. You should be the ones to leave, right now!" Carla pointed at the door in a furious rage.

Harden felt amused when he heard this. He gave Carla a disdainful look as he sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. He indifferently replied, "You're the one who should leave."

"What the hell are you talking about, Harden?"

The cold expression on his face made Carla feel strange. Harden was a very gentle man when they had first gotten to know each other, but it seemed that he had completely changed.

"Carla, if nothing's wrong with your brain, then you should remember that you already transferred the company and this house to me! I wanted you to stay here for a few more days, but I didn't expect you to be so blind!"

Carla felt her brain buzzing, she couldn't bear it.

She clearly remembered that she had only given him the position as the CEO and that she was still the owner of the company. She also clearly remembered that she didn't pledge this house to anyone else!

Wait...

A few days ago, Harden had gotten a seal from her office.

No... She had signed a thick contract a few days ago as well.

"You cheated me and took away my company and my house..."

"Carla, whether you accept it or not, it's the truth. The only compensation I can give you is one hundred thousand. Think of it as a break-up fee! We'll meet in the company tomorrow. Just take the money and get out! Don't bother trying to gain support from the company's employees. Do you think they will believe a puppet's words?"

'Puppet?'

Carla finally realized how naive and stupid she was!

She had thought that since they were engaged, Harden would never betray her. She never expected for such a situation to ever happen.

How could she stay in such a messy room?

With great difficulty, Carla slowly walked towards the door and left the villa that belonged to the Luo Family. It was her childhood home.

It was already late at night and the wind outside was cold. Carla only wore thin layered clothes and she could feel the shivering breeze grazing her skin. She walked on the side of the road, filled with despair.

It suddenly began to drizzle. Carla wrapped her coat around her and sighed, tears streaming down her face.

How did this happen?

Why did the person that she loved do this to her?

The streets were empty and nobody else was in sight. Only the street lights were on, making her feel even lonelier.

When she returned from abroad, she decided to work part-time at a firm to familiarize herself with the domestic environment. Harden had been the one to give her this suggestion.

In her place, she gave him full authority to run the company. She would only return when the situation at the JY Group got better. Who would have thought that such a situation would happen?

She still remembered that when they had gotten engaged, her parents had complimented that she was lucky enough to meet such a good man. She had long regarded Harden as a member of her family.

'Oh, Carla, why are you so silly?'

Buzz! Buzz! Boom!

From a distance, Carla heard the roar of a sports car's engine getting closer and closer. She suddenly felt a gust of wind rush past her. When she looked back, she found that two cars had crashed into one another.

A few tires and car parts were scattered all over the ground and on the road. One of the two cars had crashed into a telephone pole. The other car had completely turned over and lay still on the roadside.

She saw a man jump out of the car that had hit the telephone pole. He didn't look like he was injured at all. He slowly walked towards the Porsche and took a good look at it before running away from the scene.

"Hey, you..." Carla wanted to stop him, but she was a little scared. What if he wanted to kill her? It was obvious that he would have to pay a lot of money for this tragic car accident!

After calming down, Carla rushed over to where the Porsche was.

Life was more important than anything else. It was impossible for her not to save the people inside that Porsche!

The impact was so severe that the car's gas tank began to leak.

The engine was still running, and if the parts collided with each other and produced a spark, then it would be extremely dangerous.

If she didn't pull the person out right now, the car could explode within a short period of time!

Time was running out!

"Hey! Wake up!"

In the driver's seat, she saw an unconscious man whose face was covered with blood.

Using all the strength that she had, Carla smashed the window open. She hurriedly opened the door and pulled the man out of the vehicle. She dragged him about five meters away from the spot and continued to support him for a hundred more. Finally, she breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.

Bang!

The car from the accident violently exploded and the fire illuminated the dark sky.

Carla had never witnessed such a tragic car accident!

Ahem!

She found the man in front tightly frowning. He was laying down on the ground and it seemed that he was regaining consciousness.

"Are you okay?" Carla took out a piece of tissue and wiped the blood off of his face.

She looked down and saw that his thigh was injured. Blood was gushing out from the wound.

He felt a surge of pain in his head, probably caused by the crash.

He frowned, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath.

"Wait a minute. I'm calling an ambulance! Just wait!" As she spoke, Carla took her phone out and made an emergency call. At the same time, she attempted to bandage the man's wound.

She had never experienced anything like this before. The man's thigh kept on bleeding and she was afraid that he would die if she didn't do anything to help.

Hiss!

Carla tore a big chunk of cloth from her dress and wrapped it around the man's wound. Although there wasn't a lot of blood flowing out, he was bleeding at a fast rate. If the ambulance didn't come on time, then he would be in danger.

"Wait a minute! Hold on!"

Hiss!

Carla tore another piece of cloth and pressed it on his wound.

Her clothes were torn into pieces, but she didn't have time to think about it now.

Hazily, the man saw the blood red sky and the woman in front of him. He looked as she pressed on his thighs, an anxious look on her face.

This woman... What the hell was she doing?

The pain in his body made him feel numb. He felt his eyes roll back before succumbing into the darkness.

About ten minutes later, the ambulance finally arrived.

Since she was the one who reported the case, it was natural that Carla had to accompany the man to the hospital and file a record.

While this was all happening, two people were staring at the monitor in deep thought.

"Who is this woman? Did you find out her identity?" Terrance Zheng looked at his son and hoarsely said, "Can't you do it smoothly? Your subordinates are really useless!"

"Dad, what happened today was an accident. Who would have thought that a woman would be out so late at night?" Matt Zheng sighed and replied, "I've already asked someone to delete the surveillance videos covering that area. Don't worry."

Terrance Zheng chuckled and looked at his son. "Since this woman was destined to do this, let her be the scapegoat!"

"What? She is the daughter of the JY Group! Although the ownership of the company recently got changed!"

Terrance Zheng gave Matt Zheng a smile of satisfaction. "That's why she's the best choice!"

Two days later, Carla hid in a small hotel, looking desperate.

She tried to go to the company, but before she could enter, the security guards threw her out.

Now that Harden owned the JY Group, he had issued a notice that prohibited her to enter the building.

He even took over her family home. When she went to the place where she worked as a part-time employee, they informed her that she could no longer work there.

Carla had completely lost everything.

Oh, how could life be so cruel to her?

She hadn't eaten well for last two days.

And she was still wearing the same dress she was in a few days ago, which was ragged.

Luckily, she still had around ten thousand in her card. That would be enough to sustain her for a brief period of time.

However, she didn't know if her sister's medical fee was enough. Was Harden crazy enough to remove the medical fee?

She didn't know anything about it, so she had to see for herself.

'Carla, you'd better think of a way to cheer up and get revenge. You can't let that shameless couple get away with it!'

As she thought about this, Carla opened the door and started to exit the room.

"Good morning, Miss Carla." As she walked out of the hotel, a butler named Johnson Sun looked at her and politely said, "Please come with me. Mr. Zheng would like to see you."

"Mr. Zheng? Who? Why should I go with you?" Carla frowned at him and wondered if he was lying.

"Miss Carla, we were informed that you were involved in a car accident a few days ago. It has already been reported. The police will come to you soon. If you still want to prove your innocence, please come with me!"

'What?'

Carla was completely speechless.

Since she still didn't trust him, Johnson Sun took out his tablet and showed her the report of the car accident.

The headlines wrote: The owner of JY Group was changed, and the daughter of the JY Group raced during midnight and ended up in a serious car accident!

Carla Luo ran away from the scene!

There were all kinds of news about the members of rich families racing on the Internet. Carla ranked the highest and made it on the news headlines.

There were so many accusations targeted at her. It was as if she was the one who caused the accident and ran away.

"I didn't race!" Carla defended herself anxiously.

For two days, the only places she went to were the company and the hotel. She didn't really go online, so she was completely oblivious to all these reports.

"Miss Carla, we can help you. Just come with us willingly!"

Frowning anxiously at the information in the tablet, Carla sighed.

The man in front of her didn't seem to be lying. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Where are we going?"

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of a big mansion.

The security guard stepped forward in a stiff posture and opened the door for her.

"Miss Carla, this way please."

Carla followed Johnson Sun into the mansion.

The interior design had a unique European style and she was sure that the total area of the house was at least one thousand square meters. What type of person could afford such a house? Carla wondered in her heart.

In the living room, Garrett Zheng watched the report on TV and frowned.

"You..." Carla stepped forward and looked at him carefully. "Aren't you the one who had a car accident? You recovered so fast!"

She looked closely at his delicate facial features. He had a high nose bridge and deep eyes that made him look like a handsome man walking out of a painting.

"Miss Carla, please have a seat!" Johnson Sun smiled at her politely.

Garrett Zheng examined Carla and thought for a moment. "Carla Luo? Were you the one who saved me that night?"

"Yes, I did save you. But why did you leave the hospital so fast?" She carefully sat down and gave Garrett Zheng a quizzical look.

Johnson explained, "That night, Mr. Garrett tried his best to avoid the impact. Although the car was scrapped, he was lucky enough to find that his muscles and bones did not get injured."

That was to say, this Mr. Garrett barely got hurt from the accident. Maybe the wound was too deep, so he had lost a lot of blood?

Carla frowned at Garrett Zheng and defended herself. "I didn't race that night, really! Since you were there, you should know that this has nothing to do with me! I saved you!"

"Of course I know that it wasn't you!" Garrett sighed and coughed. He then looked at Carla and took out a contract. "If you agree to these terms, then I will testify for you and help you clear your grievance. However, you have to be my wife."

Carla wanted to laugh and found this ridiculous. "Mr. Garrett, what are you talking about? As long as I have your testimony, then I can be cleared from being involved in this accident. Why should we do it by making more trouble?"

How could he say such an absurd thing?

"I'm not kidding!" Garett stared at Carla's pretty face with a serious expression. "If you become my wife, then you would be able to explain everything clearly. Why were you at the scene of the accident? Why wouldn't you be the owner of the car? Carla, do you want to go to jail? Or, do you have the ability to pay back the compensation of one hundred million dollars that your boyfriend, Harden Liu, has placed against you?"

Go to jail? One hundred million?

"Mr. Garrett, are you scaring me? Since there was a car accident, there should be cameras on the road. And one hundred million? Well, what is that?" Carla asked with confidence.

"I've already asked someone to check it. But there was something wrong with the cameras that night. This is not just a simple car accident. Do you understand?" Garrett frowned and looked away from her. "If you want to be the scapegoat, then I have no objection."

Carla swallowed and suddenly felt very nervous.

Did it happen deliberately?

"As for your boyfriend, he made an appeal and accused you of stealing confidential documents that belonged to the company. He claimed that you sold confidential documents that belonged to the JY Group to your opponent so that you could gamble. This in turn, caused your company to go bankrupt. And the loss of this document made the company lose property worth one hundred million dollars."

Garrett raised an eyebrow at the stunned Carla and said, "Of course, I won't force you to do anything. Just think it over!"

She didn't expect that her world would change so much in just a few days.

After hearing what Garrett said, everything finally seemed to connect to each other. The car accident, Harden's betrayal, and...

The contract in front of her made her body tremble. She couldn't believe that this was all happening.

"Mr. Garrett, there are two policemen outside the door. They want to investigate on Miss Carla." Holding the remote control in his hand, Johnson switched the TV channel to the camera monitor.

Outside, there were two policemen talking to the security guards.

"According to the evidence at the scene, the police are 90% confident that you were involved in this accident. Carla, you only have three minutes left to consider the offer."

On the TV screen, she saw that the police had gotten the security's permission to enter the premises.

Carla blinked and begged, "Mr. Garrett, you... Can't you help me? Please! I saved your life! I really don't know why this happened. I really... "

"I'm helping you!" Garrett pointed out.

When she saw that the police were about to enter the room, Carla got extremely nervous. She took in a deep breath and said, "I agree!" After saying that, Carla quickly signed the contract.

Johnson immediately hid the document.

The door opened and the two policemen walked into the room. They took their IDs out and declared, "Carla Luo, there is a traffic accident that needs your cooperation. We are doing an investigation and you need to come with us."

"I..." Carla stood up from the sofa, trembling.

"Mr. Garrett, don't worry. We will give you an answer soon." One of the policemen nodded in Garrett's direction.

"It's best to have an answer as soon as possible, but..." Garrett looked at the police and frowned. "My fiancee has nothing to do with this incident. I hope that you can give us a satisfactory reply!"

"What?" The policeman thought that he misheard him and asked again, "Mr. Garrett, are you telling us that this woman is your fiancee?"

"Yes!" That was strange. According to their investigation, this woman was supposed to be the perpetrator!

To investigate further, the two policemen stayed in the mansion and interviewed them in more detail.

Garrett explained that he had known Carla from abroad for almost half a year.

Recently, Carla came back to visit him and they planned to settle down in the country. That very same night, the two of them were together when the car accident happened on their way home.

Carla didn't get hurt, so she saved him.

"I remember clearly that Carla saved me that night. I think that someone else is the perpetrator. Besides, the car that hit me didn't belong to my fiancee, Carla. I'm sure about that."

Garrett's testimony sounded reasonable. That night, Carla went out with nothing. She carried her bag, but never took it off. It was impossible to leave the so-called physical evidence on the scene.

When the police asked Carla again, she informed them of what happened that night and emphasized that she wasn't driving at all.

Since they both had the same testimony, the police figured out that this wasn't a simple case.

"Well, bearing that in mind, we will conduct a very detailed investigation when we go back. However, we still need to do a fingerprint test here. Carla Luo, please go to the police station tomorrow!"

"Okay." Carla forced a smile and looked at the two policemen.

After they left, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Johnson, please help Carla move her luggage in here. During this period of time, I want to rest. Please see to it that nobody will come visit me." After saying that, Garrett sat on the sofa and flipped through the company's quarterly report on the table.

At the same time, in the Earth Group.

Harden and Wendy sat in their seats and cautiously looked at Matt. "Mr. Matt, the police came to investigate what happened yesterday, and I told them everything you instructed me to."

"Thank you, Mr. Harden. Now that you're the president of the JY Group, we will have more business transactions in the future! I happen to have a project here. What do you think? Are you interested?" Matt placed down a business plan in front of Harden and said, "Now, I believe you know that the JY Group has come to an end. However, if you agree to do this project, then you will definitely be able to turn the tide and save your company!"

When Wendy saw this project, her eyes widened.

The Earth Group was a famous company in A City.

No matter how small an enterprise was, if it was connected with the Earth Group, then they would definitely be able to progress and make a lot of money.

Matt's family, the Zheng Family, was quite famous in the city.

The two brothers of the Zheng Family, Terrance Zheng and Quincy Zheng, had split up and established their own groups of companies. However, the power and financial resources their father owned, namely the head of the Zheng Family, was beyond everyone's reach.