“Rat-a-tat-tat.” Debbie was startled by a sudden knock at the door. It was already well past her usual sleeping time and she wondered who could it be at this ungodly hour. She had just unzipped her down jacket. She had no choice but to zip it up again.

“Who is it?” she called out.

“Young girl, it’s me.” It sounded like the voice of the village head’s wife.

Her guess was right. When Debbie opened the door, she saw the village head’s wife and her handsome son standing outside.

The woman smiled pleasantly on seeing Debbie and asked, “Young girl, did I wake you?”

Debbie shook her head.

“No, it’s okay. I hadn’t slept yet. Is everything okay?” she answered, confused as to why these two were paying her a visit at night.

immediately lifted up something

brought it to you so that you don’t get cold,” he told

was deeply moved. As far as she knew, there was not even a water heater in the village. How on earth did they manage to procure an electric

fan into Debbie’s

so much! But if I keep the fan in my room, what

protested, though she wasn’t entirely ungrateful. If she had guessed right, then

but you’ve come from the

and they left together,

the warming fan on, the room was soon filled with a

the bed in her

‘Why does the village head’s wife treat me

Jared’s joke true? Does she really want me to stay and marry her son? Truth be told, her son is quite handsome. But…I’m married. I have Carlos. If that’s why this whole special-treatment-thing is going on,

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