Chapter 232 I Admit I Like You. (Part One)

Catching Carla completely off guard, Johnny suddenly pinched her waist. This caused her to let out a soft groan due to the pain.

Overhearing the sound of her voice, Marcus abruptly stopped in his tracks.

"Johnny, if you're planning on fooling around, go take her back to your room. Have some decency, will you? There are people here watching."

"I understand," Johnny shrugged, acting so disappointed. Her voice actually got his engine running that he had a hard time trying to resist the temptation. He shot her a big smile and said, "Well, I guess I'll be taking my leave now, Marcus."

After saying that, Johnny sensually caressed her face. Then, he grabbed her by the arm and led her out of the room as she was dragging her feet.

Carla was scampering close behind him, with her face red-flushed. It was apparent how flustered she was as she received the unsolicited glances of so many pairs of eyes.

"Make sure not to look back." Johnny guided her, holding her delicate waist and whispered under his breath, "Marcus is quite skeptical and very perceptive. If he realizes something seems off, make no doubt about it, you're going to get yourself in an awful lot of trouble."

Carla had no other choice but to play along and went along with him downstairs. He shoved her into his car a bit hastily, got into the driver's seat in an instant, and flung the door shut, putting the pedal to the metal. The car immediately accelerated down the highway, making Carla feel as though they had been moving at breakneck speed.

"Johnny, pull over!"

Johnny glared at Carla and snuffled, then he finally pulled over to the side of the road. Upon coming to a halt, he turned to look at Carla, taking his hands off of the steering wheel. "If I'm completely being honest, I truly admire your bravery," he smiled smugly. "How could you just sneak around and get into NF all by yourself like it was nobody's business? Do you even realize some unthinkable things would have befallen you if I didn't happen to be there?"

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Carla scornfully sneered, stroking her throbbing wrist. What she intended to do was to pressure him into spilling the beans.

Carefully, Johnny turned to look at her directly, letting out a heavy sigh. He couldn't do a thing but raise the white flag. "Okay. I'll admit it. You're not quite like the other girls... You stand out among the rest. You hold a special space inside my heart," he replied, trying to dodge her question somehow.

"And?" Carla urged him to continue. Resting her chin on her hands, she had eyes completely fixated on him, waiting for him to answer.

Johnny took one big gulp. His palms were beginning to sweat a little and his heart started racing upon hearing her remarks.

He had always been such a ladies' man and had always been a master of flirting with the girls. Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that he'd end up feeling so nervous in front of a woman.

"Well," he forced an awkward cough to clear his throat. "Yes, I...I truly do adore you with all my heart." Johnny, who was desperately trying to avoid getting in her line of sight, tightly gripped the stirring wheel.

He liked her so much. Truth be told, he had always been crazy about her. That was the main reason why he concurred with Marcus' plot to get rid of Terence. To put it plainly, he wanted to make her his no matter what.