Chapter 117. Man Down

Carlos’ room was a double room, with provisions for his bodyguards to stay in the adjoining room, but he’d never been too strict about having Clark and Alfred two feet away whenever he needed them. Sometimes, when he relaxed in a room, they chose to stay outside by the door after the room had been checked to make sure there was no threat to his person. For these reasons, Carlos had not given a second thought to where the two had been. The question he asked was almost in a joking tone.

“What?” was Alfred’s reply. “Shit. There was a ruckus out here, so I went to check on it. There was some guy acting shady, and I went after him. I just got here to find that Clark’s been shot.”

That sent Carlos’ ears ringing. “What?” he said before rushing out of the room. There was blood on the carpet some yards away from his door, and Clark was not there. After a few seconds, Alfred rounded the corner with his phone to his ear. He put it away when he saw Carlos and ran over.

“What t