True Love Waits

Chapter 385 What Are You Afraid Of

Carlos' nostrils flared and his expression darkened. He was like an angry bull responding to the color red. He picked up the bill, crumpled it, and said through gritted teeth, "You asked for this." 'Holy crap! Why do I have to tick him off?'

She regretted having said that and ran towards the bedroom as fast as she could. But she was a little wobbly from the sexy time. Before she could open the door, he pulled her into his strong arms.

"Hey lighten up. A hundred dollars is all I can afford..." Tears streaked her gaze. "Carlos...Mr. Huo...come on." It felt just like old times-he banged her hard as if he never knew fatigue. He never slowed down, never cared if she was enjoying herself. He'd waited too long and would not be kept waiting.

Debbie really wanted to slap herself. 'I shouldn't have said that.'

"I have to prove myself to you," said Carlos. Any man would be humiliated when his woman said he wasn't good at it. Carlos was no exception. It was worse for him, because he was proud. He must be the best at everything.

"I'm sorry, old man. Please... Mmmph..." He kissed her hard, passionately, and she was unable to say another word.

That night, he did it again and again and pushed inside her harder and harder.

Outside, it was placid. The moon was high in the night sky and lit up the whole world. It was a tender night; the moonlight, diffused by the shades, shone on their entangled bodies, glowing with love. Stephanie finally got to Carlos' bedroom at 11 p.m. She knocked, but got no answer.

She pushed the door open and was greeted by darkness. The lights weren't on. She flipped the switch, only to find the bedroom empty. Carlos wasn't here.

She caught a glimpse of the tidy bed, with its 100% long-staple cotton sheets, 270 thread count. It hadn't been slept in. That was when she grew suspicious.

'When did Carlos leave? Where is he?'

Unlocking her phone, she called him, but it went straight to voicemail. It must be off.

'I wonder when he'll be back?' she thought.

high in the sky when she finally woke up. Piggy, who was dressed neatly, was playing with her

Piggy, what time is it?" Debbie reached out for her phone, but to no

to tell time, but she knew figures. She grabbed Debbie's phone and read

"Oh my God. You must be starving. Don't worry. Mommy's cooking now." When she tried to stand, her legs shook, and she put a hand to the nightstand to keep from

ate.

And that was when Debbie realized that

dishes. A

Was he Frankie?' Debbie

how to put on a dress, she couldn't

simply answered, "Uncle Carlos." Carlos even picked out this beautiful dress for Piggy himself. Was there no end to his

speechless. 'Carlos is

afternoon, Debbie and Piggy were at the park. Piggy was going to ask for help with one of the playground toys when Lucinda called Debbie. "Hi Debbie, how's it going with

we were. Why?" Actually, she didn't know how to describe her current relationship with Carlos. They weren't together, but they certainly weren't

that so?" Lucinda's voice rang

"What's wrong, Aunt Lucinda?"

with you?" Lucinda asked. Not like they minded, of course. To Sebastian and Lucinda, the ZL Group did them a huge favor by bolstering their business like that. They didn't have to-they had so many other choices of who to go with. They figured Debbie might be behind it. 'Wow! Carlos is nothing if not efficient,' Debbie thought. While keeping an eye on Piggy, who was on the slide, Debbie said with a smile, "My scandals hit Uncle Sebastian's company pretty hard. Their stock took a beating. So I..." Last night, she told Carlos that the Mu Group had suffered a lot because of their relationship, and asked him to

almost forgotten about it, and hadn't expected him to do something

asking him for favors? What if he thinks you

won't. It'll be fine,"

about Debbie, and felt helpless at the same time. "Oh by the way, Sebastian mentioned something to me. James Huo bought a house. It's not even in this country. It cost him almost a billion dollars." She lowered her voice and added, "If you want to find out more, ask

that didn't set him back too much. But Debbie could tell from Lucinda's tone that something was off. "Don't get Uncle Sebastian involved. I'll meet him later

was

Lucinda. I

right then. Need to go! I have a meeting. Don't be a stranger." Piggy was going to Lucinda's kindergarten