Carlos's tone suddenly turned fierce, and there was no denying the force behind it.
His blunt interruption of Fu Qian, together with his tone and expression, made one thing perfectly clear: he was tired of speaking in riddles and wanted to lay everything on the table.
But the person he chose to confront wasn't Fu Qian, the sinister, cunning villain. Instead, it was Su Gao beside him, who had kept quiet the whole time and looked every bit like an innocent young girl.
"Lady Violetta, I apologize for my people's earlier discourtesy."
Carlos didn't even bother to look at Fu Qian again. He fixed his gaze on Su Gao and, despite the fact that Sakura and the other public relations staff had never met her, called her by name.
His wording was quite polite, but it was clearly a show of force—a reminder of the Yasui Company's control over Leaf Island.
"Dr. Carlos, disturbing my guest is rather rude."
Fu Qian, who had remained unruffled in the face of all the accusations and insults, suddenly turned cold. He glanced at Su Gao instinctively, his tone growing stern.
"Don't forget one thing... This is Leaf Island."
Carlos shot Fu Qian a glance, his tone full of warning.
"No matter what kind of trouble you can cause Yasui, believe me on this: if Yasui decides it's necessary, there isn't a force in the world that can help you leave here alive."
"Hello, Mr. Carlos."
At last, Su Gao spoke into the silence that followed the death threat.
Her tone had also changed, shedding its earlier cheerful liveliness for cool composure.
"You seem a little nervous."
"Dancy and I came here this time without any intention of attracting too much attention."
Nicely done!
Watching this unfold, Fu Qian kept his brows furrowed, but