hapter: 73

At 7 a.m. the next morning, Carlos was sitting at the dining table by himself, as usual. Julie served breakfast, and assuming she wasn’t needed at the table anymore, she turned to leave him alone in the dining room.

“Julie,” he called.

“Yes, Carlos,” Julie responded.

“Did she… cook dinner on her own yesterday?” he asked.

Julie didn’t understand what Carlos meant at first. But soon, she remembered what had happened in the kitchen the day before. ‘Did Debbie really take the meal to Carlos’ office? Why is he asking about the dinner? Was he displeased by it?’ she wondered pensively.

Afraid of the possibility that Carlos was angry at Debbie, Julie replied at once, “Carlos, to make sure that the dishes tasted good,

dish several times. She even suffered a few minor

dishes tasted awful, Debbie had worked hard on them; it was her good intentions that

anger in his eyes disappeared as

Carlos nodded and started eating his

face softened. Julie breathed out a sigh of relief and headed back to the

Debbie got dressed

Kasie, and Kristina wandered around to pick out a

They walked out of Dubhe

Building, arm in arm.

have in mind?” They had been to a few shops for fashionable men’s wear, trendy shoes, and expensive watches, but nothing piqued Debbie’s interest. If she kept wandering around, refusing to buy anything, Kristina would start suspecting that

real problem was money. Debbie had been saving up, but her savings were far from enough to afford a decent present for

a little longer,”

on Kristina listlessly, rolling her

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