True Love Waits

Chapter 144 Gregory, A Docile Pup

Avoiding Gus, Debbie found a quiet corner and sat down, looking blankly into the distance. She was immersed in deep thoughts. 'What's Carlos doing right now? I've been away for a few days. Has he been missing me?'

Since she was on a trip far away from the city, Debbie had left her diamond ring behind.

"Debbie."

Her train of thoughts was interrupted by a voice again and she snapped back into reality.

Debbie turned to look at the person and gave him a friendly smile. "Hi, Gregory." Gregory had helped her several times in the past few days and she felt the need to be polite to him though she did want to stay alone and allow herself to indulge in Carlos' memories.

Gregory sat down next to Debbie. "Why are you sitting here alone? Are you feeling cold?" he asked in a concerned tone.

"No, I'm okay."

She thought about her quarrel with Carlos a few days ago, so she wasn't in the mood to talk much. Gregory was a man of few words, so he didn't know what to say next either. Awkward silence filled the air. He unwittingly stole glances at Debbie, who had loneliness written all over her face. Finally, he broke the silence and asked, "Debbie, you look upset. What happened?"

"Oh...Um... It's nothing, really." Not knowing how to explain what had happened, Debbie gave him an embarrassed smile and then suggested quickly, "Let's go and find the others!" Being alone with someone who had nothing in common with her made Debbie feel uncomfortable.

Gregory stood still, watching his favorite girl walk away from him. He had a lot of questions for her, but they were all stuck in his throat.

wasn't in a position to ask such a private question. Left with no choice, he

they bumped into Gail, who was complaining to another girl about how dirty the village was. She was telling the girl that she

had arrived at Southon Village. Every time she felt like rambling, she would complain to the same girl. But in front of others, she

was talking to the other girl.

named Tim Zhang sheepishly handed a hot-water bag to Gail and said, "Hi, Gail...Um... I filled this bag with hot water for you. Please use it and

shyly, she took

Gail looked at the bag

she felt helpless. If she and

Debbie was the elder cousin, she had to concede to Gail no

was. She sighed inwardly and then walked up to her.

teasing. "Of course, I do. But what about you? Does a tomboy like you get anything at all from anyone? Boys never

caught a glimpse of Gregory tagging along with her. A pang of jealousy stung her heart. She wondered why there were so many men around a tomboy like Debbie. Did all of the men have such bad taste in women? Shifting her

referring to Jared? Then the weak lamb must be... Gregory?' Debbie thought and looked

tip of Debbie's tongue, but Gregory forestalled her. Without even sparing a glance at Gail, he said, "Being a tomboy means that the girl has a cute, honest and forthright personality. She is what she appears to be. And it's better to be a stupid puppet or a weak lamb than be a hypocritical bitch. Some people appear to be innocent and tender on the surface, but deep inside, they are

provoking Gail aggressively. Even though he didn't

a cute, docile pup which would never bite anyone. But now, he wasn't just biting. He was viciously tearing someone

a single word. It took her a moment to find her voice again. "You... You!

Gail Mu, I never said that I was talking about you. Don't get me wrong. Or do