True Love Waits

Chapter 325 Hatched A Plan

There were times Debbie felt Elsie spoiled Piggy even more than she herself did. Before ending the video chat, she told Piggy over and over to be a good girl and not make too much trouble for Elsie. Lying on the bed, Debbie stared at the ceiling. She replayed memories of things that happened three years ago in her head, not to mention the events of the past few days. It was then that she hatched a plan. She wanted to carry out her plan right away, but she had spent a terrible restless night in her car the night before, so she decided to nap first.

Debbie didn't wake up until well into the afternoon. Leaning on the headboard, she grabbed her phone from the nightstand and made a phone call. "Hi, Bree, it's me, Debbie. Yeah. Listen, you know some private detectives in Y City, right? Any of them good? I know. Don't worry about the cash. I'm good for it. But they need to be discreet. Yeah, this needs to be kept secret. Okay, thanks. Next time, dinner on me. Bye."

The young mother had barely hung up before a notification came in on her phone. Bree texted Debbie a number, quicker than she thought. Debbie hesitated a little before dialing it. "Hi, Mr. Wu. I'm a friend of Bree's. Could you do a background check on James Huo, and what would that cost me?"

She spent the whole afternoon calling people. She was on her phone even after the sun had set and dinnertime was approaching.

Finally, she called up Ivan. He was browsing advertisement opportunities, figuring out which ones were the best ones for his employees. "Hi, Ivan, you back in Z Country?" Debbie asked.

"Yeah. I stopped off to spend some time with Piggy. Now I'm on my way to the office. How are things with you?" Ivan asked.

"A little dicey. Ever consider doing business in Y City?" Debbie asked. After she saw Carlos, she realized that things were way more difficult than she thought. It would take quite a bit of doing to win him back. Ivan stopped what he was doing. "You do know what could happen if you're recognized, right?" he asked Debbie.

"Yeah, I do. But-"

"Hey, I'm the boss of the company. It won't fall apart just because you're not here. I'll miss you, but I know you need time," he interrupted.

Debbie was so moved her eyes reddened. "Thanks, Ivan."

"Don't thank me yet. I need a favor."

Debbie was glad that she could be of any help. He'd done so much for her, and she felt the only thing she could do was try and crank out the hits. "What kind of favor?"

"My mom's driving me crazy. Tell her I like you so that she'll get off my back."

she said, "But she knows I'm in Y

long as she

then," she agreed. The person Ivan really liked

if things between you and Carlos reach a dead end, I might need something else—a sham marriage. It's just for show, and we can divorce whenever you want," Ivan added. The other end of phone was silent for some

sound like you want to," he

how long can you

My brother's older, so I don't have to worry about continuing the bloodline." Ivan's elder

Ivan's decisiveness. "Good. It's settled

about it. If you and Carlos get back together, I'll

responded, still processing what

things going over there. I'll ask the accountant to debit your expense account. If it's not enough, let

was hoarse. She was on

smiled and joked, "Carlos isn't the easiest guy to deal with. And he has a girlfriend now. Hang in there. If you can get him to fall for you again, then you can pay me back. He used to be the head of a multinational group,

accident he was a caged

you're short

the more, the merrier. That's true for everyone. Carlos was rich,

He didn't want

be like a brother-in-law to him. Ha ha, imagine Carlos Huo calling me 'Brother.' I look forward to

"Like that would happen."

at my office. Call

"Will do. Bye."

Debbie looked at her phone with a smile, thinking that she was the luckiest person in the world to

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