“You said you wouldn’t like to have a daughter. Remember?”

He furrowed his brows, confused and asked, “When did I say that?”

“A long time ago! When Megan asked you whether you would prefer a son or a daughter, you said you wanted a son,” she said, looking him in the eye, waiting for his answer. Back then, Debbie had been afraid that he wouldn’t love their baby if she gave birth to a girl.

Carlos didn’t know how to answer her. He remembered that he did say that. After a short while, he said, ‘LL tell you when we’re home.”

‘why is he acting so mysteriously?’ she wondered.

After Carlos had a shower and climbed onto bed, Debbie couldn’t hold back her curiosity anymore. She snuggled up to him and asked, “Old man, now that we’re alone, you can tell me why you preferred a son to a daughter back then.”

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pulled her closer to him and started to

a rebellious teen. You drank a lot, played truant, and fought with others. I was afraid that if we had a daughter, she would be the same as you. It’s not that I wouldn’t love her. It’s because

end, Debbie gave birth to a daughter, and Carlos was right. He could

slave. He would provide her with the best things that money could buy, and all

had a son, you would beat him as you wish?” Debbie asked, raising her voice. Now that she knew what Carlos would do to discipline their son, she felt relieved that they had a

I’d be nice to our son. After all, beating him would break

did he know that what he just said would come back to

ear itchy. She rubbed it and

“Of course.”

to make herself comfortable, and then she realized that she was rather hungry. During supper, she had been preoccupied with why Carlos had preferred a son, and she had eaten very little pondering over it. ‘I’ll get fat if I eat something at this Late hour, ‘ she thought. For the sake of maintaining

I want to sleep. Tell me a bedtime

stomach

interesting story,” he said with a cunning

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