True Love Waits

Chapter 363 Getting Engaged

"What?" Debbie heard Carlos' voice come from the other end of the line.

Although it was just one word, she could tell that something was off with him.

'Is it because Stephanie is with him?'

With a sinking feeling, she said softly, "Never mind. I'll let you get back to work."

"Wait!" Before she hung up, Stephanie called out to stop her.

Debbie didn't hang up, nor did she speak.

Stephanie said with a smile, "Miss Nian, let this be the last time that you call my fiance. Carlos and I will get engaged next month. In case you're still in doubt about his intentions with me, I invite you to our engagement party. Maybe, that will confirm you in everything that you need to know."

'Is this woman kidding me?' Debbie wondered. 'What's going on with Carlos? Is this what he has been up to for the last three days?'

Color drained from Debbie's face. She had thought she and Carlos had gone along very well. Why would he change his mind all of a sudden to go ahead with an engagement to Stephanie? What did she miss In any case, what was the rush for?

Debbie panicked. She didn't know what to say. After a long pause, she said timidly, almost sounding silly, "You are lying! I won't believe it unless Carlos tells me this himself."

Carlos took over the phone, turned off the hands-free mode and said coldly, "Miss Nian, Stephanie and I will get engaged next month. Since she doesn't mind it, you are welcome to our engagement party." Debbie shook her head and murmured, "Hell no! That can't be Carlos on the phone! I guess you're trying to pull a prank on me, Stephanie." But even as she said those words, putting up a protest, deep down in her heart of hearts, she knew better. This was not a prank. It was Carlos' phone number and the voice was no doubt his. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

Her weeping grew into hysterical cries. Carlos, however, responded with a cold sneer. If it weren't for James having warned him, he would've believed her performance. "You want me to tell you face to face?" Carlos asked.

your office now," she added in between sobs. She still refused to believe

Group offices, as soon as she hung up. Carlos had informed the receptionist ahead of time, so she

Stephanie discussing something. Walking straight to where they were, Debbie noticed that they were looking at map of the venue

turned deathly

are. It's good that you are here, so that I

coldness on his face stung her. It made her wonder whether their happy moments before were just a dream. After a long time, she finally managed

stack of photos and a sheet of paper in between. Just with one look, Debbie knew what the photos were all about and what was on the paper. 'Now that James began to strike back, I don't need to hide anything from Carlos,'

and even held a fake funeral to deceive me. He even had his men abduct Sasha and forced me to write this down and sign my name on it. He destroyed

warned. Besides, Debbie called James by his name, which only made matters

gave Debbie such a real scare that her mouth went dry all of a sudden. 'I now get the point. In Carlos' eyes, James is a caring father. I must expose his true colors.' So she said, "Carlos, do you know

new to Carlos. If anyone else had told him that on any other day, he would have believed it. But this, coming from Debbie, was indeed odd. Stranger

a coma speaks volumes. No one might have told you what the old man did to the ZL group. Besides the fact that you came back to a changed leadership in the company, you may not be privy to the acrimony that led to the departure of long-time and trusted employees. Anyway, the losses you're seeing are just a tip of the iceberg. If you don't watch out, that man, James will be your downfall, I promise you. Oh, by the way, he

and asked me to take the CEO's position back. But I turned him down. As for

apparent naivety. "It's your decision if you want to trust James, and I don't care anyway. So let's just assume that I came here to avenge myself. But this is not because he took away the things you gave me,

price!" she roared. Clenching his hand to fist inside his pocket, Carlos

did under duress. When James did a mock funeral for you, had his men abduct Sasha to blackmail me, and threatened me with our baby, to coerce me into signing the divorce papers, what should I have done, Carlos? Should I have agreed to abort our baby? Tell me, Carlos!"

the baby?" Carlos asked all of

the mention of the baby. She was afraid that Carlos had a baby

baby..." Debbie almost

For Piggy's safety, Debbie would lie, even if it meant putting her neck on the line to save the little girl. Carlos

trusted James very much, and he wouldn't believe whatever she said. In Carlos' eyes, she was a shameless, disgusting woman

coma.