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!"

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

her personal life lately. Far from feeling like she had

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 with him

today. She would much rather lay her cards on the table

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

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 rush over,

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

three years. I neglected you. I won't make the same mistake again in

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 divorce papers, I

him to let out a chuckle. After all, this young lady was too

help her find the best lawyer in the

consecutive years. One year, nine months and ten days ago, I went back to the villa

had 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. Besides, he had

popped out at his reply. 'Hell no! I didn't even know

present, he didn't 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. It doesn't fit the requirements, my dear. Besides,

and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch.

towards her. Leaning over her with his hands on the arms

doing? Why is he so close? Is

of a sudden, the air became thick with

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

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

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