Burning Passion: Love Never Die

Sensing the hint of anger in her tone, Carlos knew that he had better come up with something nice to say.

“Bad or good, I love your temper,” he told her with a smile.

She brightened up at his words.

“Hmph, this sounds much better. Never mind. Since he is just a boy, I’ll let it go,” she declared.

Carlos looked at her dotingly and said, “You’re such a pushover

“Mom saw everything. What if she thinks I am too petty and doesn’t Like me anymore? That is a loss I can’t afford,” she explained. Between tens of thousands of dollars and a mother-in-law who liked her, of course, she would go for the latter.

“Relax. She won’t think that of you,” Carlos assured her.

they arrived downstairs, Tabitha was chatting with Megan. The culprit Jake was watching TV while holding a bag of snacks, as if

there you are. Come and sit next to me,” Tabitha said, patting the

as it had been before the

go and move on. Carlos, however, thought the contrary. He sat down and

“What?” Megan was confused.

threw a sideways glance at the boy who was watching a cartoon, and

realized what he meant. She was

call yet. This is all because of some

Can we just—”

to explain and make the whole thing go away. Also, she was not used to seeing Carlos

knew how much the four richest young men in

darkened before she could finish her