Burning Passion: Love Never Die

Carlos, please have a bite of this meat,” Megan said as she picked up a slice of roasted meat and put it on a clean plate. Then, she asked the housemaid to carry it to Carlos.

Debbie felt gloomy. ‘Can’t you just eat quietly? Why all the drama?

Maybe Carlos should enroll you in a drama academy since you’re so talented at acting. You’ll surely be an A-list actress, Megan!’ she thought angrily.

As soon as the housemaid put the plate in front of Carlos, Debbie thrust her chopsticks in to pick up the slice of roasted meat. Shaking the meat in front of the angry Megan, she said in a naughty tone, “Oh,

I’m sorry. You know, your uncle Carlos is a germophobe. You touched the meat with your chopsticks, so he won’t eat it. I’d better eat it instead.”

Before stuffing the meat into her mouth, she looked at the meat while adding, “But…do you have… Are you healthy?” She managed to swallow the words “infectious disease” before she said them out loud. That would have been blatant, and Debbie was too clever for that. She wanted her attack to be well-planned, well-timed, and well-executed, and being too brazen would have knocked all that off kilter. She tried not to smile while chewing her food. That would have given her away.

Exasperated, Megan began to breathe faster. Short of breath, she stuttered, “Aunt Debbie, what are you… talking about… I… I…”

that Megan’s asthma attack always came at the best times. Debbie’s plan had hit a snag, instead of staking her claim to what was rightfully hers—Carlos himself. But yet again, it looked as though Debbie

housemaid, instructing her to take care of Megan. In the meantime, she cast a stern glance at Debbie. Of

being noisy? But who started it?’ Unconvinced, Debbie pursed

on eating

steward. When the steward came into the dining room, he ordered, “Tomorrow, swap this table out

steward answered

of cabbage in Debbie’s bowl and

As time goes by, she may develop psychological problems. If that happens,

“A great-grandmother?

eyes at

a hushed voice. He moved more food to her plate before eating

the table, Valerie heaved a