Burning Passion: Love Never Die

☛ Bookmark This Website NinjaNovel.Com When everybody was finally seated, someone mustered up enough nerve to ask, “Carlos, I assume that this lady is Mrs. Hilton. Am I right?”

Carlos smiled. He looked at Debbie but remained silent.

Debbie was surprised at his reaction. ‘What’s that supposed to mean?

Why doesn’t he tell them who I am?’

Since Carlos didn’t respond, everyone else kept their mouths shut. A few quiet, awkward seconds passed. Someone was about to break the uncomfortable silence when Carlos announced, “My wife always keeps a low profile. I promised her I’d keep our marriage secret. As to your question, I need my wife’s permission before I answer it.”

The others were familiar with Carlos’ personality. They had never seen him talk that much before. When he turned to Debbie, every one of them understood that the woman sitting next to him was Mrs. Hilton.

They all looked at Debbie with a smile and racked their brains to compliment her. The room suddenly was abuzz with their unctuous compliments. Some complimented her beauty, others focused on her hair, dress, or her bearing. A few talked about her manners, and some more nebulous things that they couldn’t possibly know about the quiet woman sitting at the table with them. They were unconcerned, all fawning over her to get on Carlos’ good side.

commendation, and admiration, Debbie didn’t know

wife is shy. Let’s eat,” he

Debbie’s face turned red.

was echoed. The subject was changed. Someone asked the waiter to

the feast, Debbie realized something. The fact that she was at a dinner with Carlos and the way Carlos had answered that

the circumstances, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the

nothing to add, so she remained quiet as they talked shop. Some things she understood, sometimes it was jargon or abbreviations she was unfamiliar with. But

even so, the other men kept asking

need to use the little girls’ room,”

was occupied, so Debbie

to