True Love Waits

Chapter 307 He Promised He'd Marry Me

The doctors comforted Debbie as they examined her, "Mrs. Huo, we understand. But think about the baby. It's not just you we're worried about here."

When Debbie heard this, she started breathing deeply, trying to slow her heartbeat down and banish her anxiety. She tried to relax and lay back in the hospital bed. She grabbed Sasha's hand tightly and said, "Can you stay in the ER? I want to know how Carlos is. Sasha, please..."

Tears welled up again in Sasha's eyes when she heard Debbie. "I will. I'm going now," she promised. She paused at the door. "Get some rest, Debbie." And then she left.

Debbie was relieved. But she still couldn't stop worrying.

She prayed for her baby and Carlos.

Then, once again, she thought of Emmett. Her eyes became moist and it was getting hard to see. The world existed through tear-blurred eyes. "Auntie, may I borrow your phone?" she asked Lucinda. 'Kasie must be devastated,' she thought.

Lucinda took out her phone and dialed the number for her.

Debbie heard it ringing on her end, but no one answered. Debbie called a lot, but every time it was the same result. No answer, and it would go to voicemail afterwards.

Lying in bed, she tossed and turned restlessly, too worried about Carlos to sleep. Once the fluid in the IV ran out, she got out of bed anyway.

Before she reached the emergency room, Sasha ran toward her, shouting, "Debbie! Carlos is out..." Her excited shouts echoed through the hospital and even spilled into the hallways. The girl was so loud everyone stopped what they were doing to look.

"Shush! You're too loud," Lucinda reprimanded.

Sasha grabbed Debbie's arm, jumping up and down anxiously. "I can't. It's been eight hours, but it doesn't look good. They moved him to the ICU."

'Eight hours... doesn't look good...' These words struck Debbie hard. Her legs shook, and finally she collapsed into Lucinda's arms.

Lucinda caught her, and Sasha ran over to lend a helping hand. Together they got her back to her feet.

Debbie didn't know how she managed to walk to the ICU. When she got there, many people were already outside the ward, forming a crowd and blocking the door.

executives in

in New York. Or

they all greeted her. "Hi Mrs. Huo, how're you

"Hello, Mrs. Huo."

nodded to

dream, and all of this

there. The man, who had been so vigorous and confident, now lay there motionless, covered with tubes and hooked up to machines. A dreadful sight to Debbie. Unbidden, tears blinded her vision. The grief was overwhelming. She shut her eyes and covered her mouth, trying not to

her. "Mothers need to be strong for their babies. And you're a mom, not a little girl. You

can't

on, old man. Pull through. For

as the thought that Carlos was still in critical condition came to her mind,

might not be there anymore was

scratched his hair and sighed. "Debbie, right now, taking care

long time. Then she took the

swollen eyes. "Thank you for visiting Mr. Huo. He'll be fine. I know you're all really busy, and I think he'd like to wake up to a well-run company. So maybe go back to the office and work

said a few more comforting remarks

finger along the lockscreen and answered it. "Hi

Damon said to Debbie, "The entire Huo family is here.

dully aching belly and

one. I'll be strong

Debbie to

she gotten off the elevator than

There was a lump in her throat as she took heavy

was sobbing

stood beside them, along with some others that Debbie didn't know. Everyone's eyes

recognized a heartbreaking

Mia approached her and asked, "Debbie, why are you here? The nurses