True Love Waits

Chapter 30 The Present

Julie didn't understand what Carlos meant at first. But soon, she remembered what had happened in the kitchen the day before. 'Did Debbie really take the meal to Mr. Huo's office? Why is he asking about the dinner? Was he displeased by it?' she wondered pensively.

Afraid of the possibility that Carlos was angry at Debbie, Julie replied at once, "Mr. Huo, to make sure that the dishes tasted good, Debbie cooked every dish several times. She even suffered a few minor burns because of the hot, boiling oil."

Julie felt that even though the dishes tasted awful, Debbie had worked hard on them; it was her good intentions that counted.

'Got burnt? Was her apology sincere?' The anger in his eyes disappeared as soon as he heard Julie's words.

"Noted." Carlos nodded and started eating his breakfast.

The stress marks on his face softened. Julie breathed out a sigh of relief and headed back to the kitchen.

After lunch, Debbie got dressed and left the villa.

Debbie, Kasie, and Kristina wandered around to pick out a present for Carlos. They walked out of Dubhe Building and went straight to Merak Building, arm in arm.

"Tomboy, what exactly do you have in mind?" They had been to a few shops for fashionable men's wear, trendy shoes, and expensive watches, but nothing piqued Debbie's interest. If she kept wandering around, refusing to buy anything, Kristina would start suspecting that Debbie was wandering around for hot guys instead of a present.

In fact, the real problem was money. Debbie had been saving up, but her savings were far from enough to afford a decent present for Carlos. "Let's look a little longer," she said.

Kasie leaned on Kristina listlessly, rolling her eyes. "Debbie, my sweet, sweet Debbie, we have been wandering around for two hours now and you haven't bought anything." All the while, she and Kristina, on the other hand, carried a couple of bags each. Some were clothes, but the rest were mostly cosmetics.

"He is so rich, he doesn't need anything. What am I supposed to buy him?" Debbie was in a dilemma.

birthday?" Kristina asked. Debbie had told them she was shopping for a present for a friend,

"Nope," Debbie answered.

"Since it's not his birthday, why do you suddenly want to give him a

that the present was for Carlos and it was an apologetic present for offending him earlier. "Spit i out," the other girls demanded and stretched their arms towards her to give

as though a huge weight had been lifted off her and she felt much happier because of it. "Debbie, seriously, it doesn't

moment and replied, "That sounds about right. I know what I should get him

to her friends and started

Debbie. What kind of friend are you?" Kristina yelled as she ran

and farther away, Kasie lowered her head with disappointment. Although she was very tired, she quickened her pace and followed them since she didn't want to be left behind. Debbie remembered an embroidered box she had spotted lying in a showcase earlier, the contents of which had caught her attention. Before long, she walked back into the store that sold

embroidered box in the showcase. "I'd like to have

a collar pin inside this box. Both are made of sapphire. Miss, are you looking for a

word 'sapphire', Debbie's eyes went straight towards the

just

long time before she finally pressed her lips and made up her mind. However, just as she was looking around to search for the shop assistant, she heard a familiar voice from behind her. "Wrap up the accessories I just looked

if she had found a dead fly in her soup. She ignored Gail, and turned around to walk towards the cashier's desk

sorry miss, but the other lady has already agreed to purchase this,"

the same thing as me? Since when does she have such

that box first." In truth, Gail had no intentions of spending

that moment, Kasie and Kristina arrived at the

did you run so fast? The present wasn't going to

My fingers are all red from carrying these bags, and you didn't even help me." Kristina held out her