True Love Waits

Chapter 387 Time Will Tell

Carlos' face darkened when Debbie refused to step inside the villa. "Don't you want to know what kind of place your daughter will be spending her next three days at?" he asked. The irritation in his voice was evident.

However, she didn't respond. As she stared at the villa, she remembered the black and white funerary couplet hanging on each side of the doorway and Carlos' black and white portrait in the living room. The vision was so... terrifying.

The memories of what had happened three years ago returned to her in waves-the music studio Carlos had built for her, their dog Hum, the sunflowers they had planted together... And then James' vicious face popped into her mind, saying, "Debbie Nian, Carlos is dead! Ha-ha! He is really dead!"

Many nights, Debbie had woken up screaming, troubled by the nightmares of James' evil face and disgusting voice.

Some nights, she used to wake up crying after dreaming of Carlos' tender smile.

Other nights, she saw Carlos' cold gravestone in her dreams and used to wake up sweating.

She was in a strange state of mind as she stood in front of the villa where they used to live together happily.

Her face went pale and her legs became weak. She staggered, almost falling to the ground. Luckily, she supported herself by clinging on to her car hastily.

Seeing her distressed state, Carlos put Piggy down and coaxed her, "Evelyn, go find Uncle Frankie. I'll join you soon."

"Okay." Piggy looked at her mom, wanting to say something. But when she saw Carlos walking towards her mom, she turned around and ran into the villa.

Carlos held Debbie's arm to steady her footing and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Debbie's eyes were shut. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and pain could be seen so clearly in them. She grabbed Carlos' arm tightly. "Carlos..." She held his arm tighter as if she was confirming that he was really alive. "You are not dead..."

'Carlos is alive! This is not a dream!'

Debbie cried and then laughed, which confused Carlos. In between sobs, she said, "I wanted to kill myself to give you company in death. But I had Piggy in my belly, and I couldn't..."

years ago, she had been diagnosed

back

baby. The baby in her womb was the only

and daughter cried together-Debbie had missed Carlos at that moment the

I'll teach it to say 'Daddy' first. Then, the baby would always say 'Daddy' when wetting the bed or getting

only depend on her mommy. Debbie had been burdened by the thought that their daughter would never know her daddy in

and Piggy could only depend on each other for their survival

Carlos was alive. He was

an electricity pulse had hit him, a scene flashed through his mind. He was in a car

that woman? A sharp headache struck him and

pulled the weeping woman into his arms.

taken aback by his sudden tenderness. She stopped crying and looked him in the eye,

memory...?'

embrace, Carlos became cold and

of that memory, his head hurt and everything

Debbie was thrilled to bits and her eyes widened.

and Debbie slowly retreated from

calming down, she wiped the tears off her face and said, "I'm sorry. I just completely lost it. I got to

around to

however, grabbed her by the wrist. "You've lived here before?"

remembered her life in the East City Villa and she flashed a smile. "When we were staying in the East City Villa, you used

keep watch on me!" She looked at him, her eyes full of affection. "You used to spoil me so much. You even went against your family for my

in the past. Now that you've lost your memory, it's my turn to

had felt

no one could understand how thrilled she had been when she had

the woman in his arms,

alive and with another woman than live in a