True Love Waits

Chapter 38 My Dear

"A one-week leave? Why am I just hearing about this now?"

Philip lowered his head in silence, lacking any explanation.

"From now on, I want you to report her every move to me. Do you understand?" Carlos ordered sternly and took out his phone.

"Yes, Mr. Huo."

"Where is she heading? And why?"

"Um..." Philip hesitated for a second. "Mrs. Huo didn't mention anything." 'Didn't mention anything?

I guess she is avoiding me, ' Carlos wondered. Without further delay, he called Tristan and said, "Inform the airport immediately that..."

Within one hour, Debbie and her luggage showed up in the CEO's office at ZL Group.

As soon as she stepped into the office, she left her luggage against the wall, and hastened towards Carlos' desk. "Mr. Huo, what's this supposed to mean? Why did you do this? Don't I have my own freedom anymore?"

Carlos didn't say a word until he had finished going through the papers in his hand. He raised his sights to her face and said, "Come to the university with me this afternoon."

"No." Debbie refused him outright.

Disappointed, Carlos got out of his chair and asserted, "Too bad, you don't have a choice!"

are not so busy right now, let's get to the matter we've been talking about without mincing our words. I've already signed the divorce papers. I really hope that

Far from feeling like she

anyone to gain favor, but lately she had been trying very hard to please her husband. As if that weren't bad enough, he wasn't making it any easier for her. Instead of having to see him only in the mornings and the evenings at the villa, she would now have to put up

break with this man. It had to end today. She would

to the sofa across her and sat down. "Divorce is not an option." He

you still refusing to sign the papers? What else do you want?" "What's wrong with this guy?' By then, she was so

to respond, she went on, "I know I've spent a lot of your money in the past three years. Don't worry. I'll pay every penny back as soon as

anger in her tone. When she finally finished speaking, he said, "I didn't do right by you in the past three years. I neglected you. I won't make the same mistake again in the future." 'Eh? Did he just apologize to me?'

Furthermore, according to the law, married couples who stay apart for two years or more are automatically considered divorced. So if you still refuse to sign the

few sentences forced him to let out a chuckle. After all, this young

No problem. I can help her find the best

"Listen. First of all, to be automatically divorced, the couple must be separated for two entire consecutive years. One year, nine months and ten days ago, I went back to the villa and slept next to you, but you were too sound asleep to

kept the lights off so she wouldn't wake up and it was too dark to see anything anyway. Nothing had happened between the two of them that night.

'Hell no! I didn't even know a man was sleeping next

light it. Playing with the cigarette in his fingers, he continued, "Secondly, the separation must be caused by the falling apart of the couples' relationship. In our case, I was working overseas.

parted and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch. She started wondering if she should hire

with his hands on the

he so close? Is he trying to seduce

sudden, the

again. "The court requires evidence of a separation, which I am unable to present. What about you, my

keep calling me "my dear"?' That form of address was starting to mess with Debbie's head. "Y-Yes, I can," she stammered. "Oh really? Where?