True Love Waits

Chapter 38

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!"

not to mention angered, she finally spoke again after a moment. "Since you 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 you would do the same for me, for us, so that we can go our separate ways and carry on with our own lives." Ever since the idea of a divorce had popped into her

been interfering with her personal life lately. Far from feeling like she had married a husband, in truth, she felt

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

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

the sofa across her and sat down. "Divorce is not an option." He made himself very

money. I don't want anything from you. Why are you still refusing to sign the papers? What else do you want?" "What's wrong with this guy?' By then, she was so angry she wanted to

a lot of your money in the past three years. Don't worry. I'll pay every penny back as soon as

by you in the past three years. I neglected

the law, married couples who stay

few sentences forced him to let out a chuckle.

her find the best

divorced?' Carlos felt obliged to correct her. "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

and it was too dark to see anything anyway. Nothing

out at his reply. 'Hell no! I didn't even know a man was sleeping

the couples' relationship. In our case, I was working overseas. It doesn't

that instant, her mouth hung with lips slightly parted and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch. She started wondering if she should hire a lawyer to see

suddenly stood up and moved towards her. Leaning over her with his hands on the arms of the chair, he pressed his face close to hers. Debbie was

he doing? Why is he so close?

a sudden, the

spoke again. "The court requires evidence of a separation, which I am unable

does he keep calling me "my dear"?' That form of address was starting to mess with Debbie's head. "Y-Yes, I can,"

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