True Love Waits

Chapter 326 I Want You

"No, thanks. We'll get a cab ourselves. Go," Debbie urged, pushing Jared towards his car. "Tell me when Sasha gets back." "Okay. Bye then."

After Jared drove off, Debbie and Kasie stood by the side of the road waiting for a taxi. Debbie's phone rang before they could get one. "Hi, Ivan."

"Debbie... if you're not busy, could you attend a dinner at Glory Hotel?"

"A dinner? Now?" Debbie checked the time. It was already 9:20 p.m.

"Yes. Many advertising agencies are unhappy about you leaving Z Country all of a sudden. Milo will be there too. You can apologize to him so we won't lose his business." "All right then," Debbie said.

She gave her suitcase to Kasie. Kasie already knew where she was going, thanks to what she overheard of the phone conversation. "Want me to go with you?" she asked Debbie. "No, just wait for me at home."

"Okay. Call me when it's all over. I'll ask the driver to pick you up."

"Okay."

It was nearly ten p.m. when she arrived at Glory Hotel. In the sumptuous hotel, she followed a waiter. They turned one corner after another and finally were at the booth Ivan had reserved. Before the waiter pushed the door open, Debbie put on some lipstick to make herself look a little more vibrant.

There were more than ten people sitting in the booth. Debbie frowned at the thick smell of alcohol and cigarettes wafting in the air. The atmosphere was smoky, stinging eyes and lungs.

But before she could get used to the strong smell, a sonorous voice said to her, "Hey, look who's here. Debbie Nian, the superstar. It's a great thing to see you in Y City."

The voice sounded firm and sonorous. Debbie knew the owner. It was Milo Yu, the boss of a media company based in Z Country.

Debbie had met him twice already. He had a forthright manner. So far, they had gotten on okay. She had to be wary, though. She wasn't comfortable with him announcing her presence like that.

smiled at him in return. The host led her to the table. "Mr. Yu-"

saw who was in the seat of

he here?' she

for a loop. Then she realized her improper behavior. She adjusted her mood quickly and put on a smile. "Nice to see you again,

her eye. He'd been silent, cold as ever. Her heart raced, and she tried her best to remain calm. Then not allowing herself to think about

Debbie, don't bail on me

not. But this time it was a family emergency. Mr. Wen didn't want my absence to affect your business, so he decided to find someone else to

I won't be so understanding next time. You'll need a lot

To show her sincerity, Debbie gulped down two more glasses of

the guests. "Debbie, allow me to introduce Mr. Carlos Huo, general manager of ZL Group. Mr.

been in Y City a while recognized Debbie. They knew exactly who

had no clue who she was, she decided to pretend that they had never met before. "It's an honor,

how Carlos was, so his response was nothing

act normal. But in fact, she was so nervous around Carlos. She tried to collect herself, not act flustered, and even figured out some things she could say by rote if someone tried to talk

got a call. He nodded at the others and stepped outside the booth

plan occurred to Debbie just then, so, after a minute, she left

outside the booth, but Carlos was nowhere to be seen, as if he had vanished into thin air. Debbie was disappointed and had to give up. To

way back, she saw Carlos walk out of another booth. But

was no one else in the hallway,

light on in the booth. Carlos was standing by the window, talking on

entered the room. "Soon. Talk to you about it tomorrow,"

he paused and then continued

walked around the dining table and stood in front

now alone with him in a darkened room. Under different circumstances, this would be romantic,