Burning Passion: Love Never Die

But Carlos stopped her.

“Don’t avoid him. He did nothing wrong.”

Seeing that Debbie wanted to leave, Curtis smiled with resignation.

“Debbie, it’s just a dinner. Come on.”

Debbie took a deep breath, but her mind was made up.

“I’m not hungry anymore,” she said stubbornly to her husband, refusing to look at or talk to Curtis.

Carlos turned around and explained to her, “This is Colleen’s restaurant. And it’s expensive, to boot. Let’s just eat and let Curtis pay the bill? We can rip him off. It’ll be fun.”

Building cost a million each. Carlos had given Debbie and each of her closest friends a card like that without blinking.

“Hey, I get

we’re already here, let’s get something

wouldn’t let her leave, so she reluctantly followed the two men inside. Nothing would be gained

in, a waiter had already carried a pot of soup stock inside the booth, and put it on the stove to heat it. A faint delicious smell filled the air

took their seats. Debbie sat next to Carlos, and Curtis was on his other

pot. There was thinly sliced Lamb and goat, beef, egg noodles, bok choy, crown daisy and winter melon, spinach, lettuce, carrots, taro, daikon, and watercress. Not to mention various condiments like soy sauce, garlic, white pepper and XO sauce. The ingredients here were much more exquisite than those she had eaten at other hot pot restaurants she’d tried. This place

eat with her, she didn’t stop the waiters from bringing in dish after

he used, but there was definitely some goat and daikon. When the food was ready, Carlos fished it out of the pot with his chopsticks, putting it on Debbie’s

complaint and Life was good. At least

a Lull, she looked around at the two men she ate with and noticed they hadn’t

you two eating?” she asked