True Love Waits

Chapter 397 Give Me Away

After bidding farewell to Ivan, Debbie turned around to leave, but a woman stepped in her way. It was Ramona.

With sympathy in her eyes, Ramona stared at Debbie. "You're sad, aren't you?"

Debbie's heart trembled. She did her best to bury her emotions, hoping her face would betray nothing. She ridiculed the woman. "Why would I be? Because you threw me away, or because you left Dad? Nah, that can't be it."

Her words pained Ramona's heart. She tried to mollify her. "I'm so sorry. Give me a chance to make it up to you."

Before Debbie could reply, an old voice rang out, "Ramona!"

When Ramona saw the old man approach, her face changed abruptly.

Debbie wasn't interested in talking to either of them, and tried to bolt. But Ramona suddenly had a meltdown, shouting, "Dad! You're a parent. You should know how I feel. I haven't seen my kids in more than twenty years. Don't start with me."

Her miserable voice struck a chord in Debbie's heart. It didn't sound like she was pretending to be sad at all. Her anguish sounded genuine.

Debbie froze on the spot. She was conflicted, because she wanted to leave, but not like this. She turned to look at the woman engulfed by sadness. Her whole body trembled. Elroy showed no emotion whatsoever and simply gestured to the bodyguards standing behind him. On command, two of them stepped forward, ready to grab Ramona and take her away.

In response to this, Ramona completely lost control of her emotions. She cried hysterically. "Am I really your daughter? You've tortured me for more than twenty years! Why? When my own daughter is finally in reach, and you do this? Fifty is just around the corner. I don't have much more time. If I can't see my kids, why go on living?"

"Shut up! Take her away!" Elroy barked. Her cries elicited no sympathy from the old man, but instead, they added fuel to the fire.

Standing next to Elroy was Ramona's stepmother, Sybil. The woman just stood there, watching impassively. She made no move to stop Elroy.

As the bodyguards approached Ramona again, she suddenly turned around, rushed to Debbie and hugged her tightly. "The best thing I ever did was marry your dad, but probably the worst thing as well. Remember, I love you, and your brother too. Forgive me. I can't love you anymore."

Debbie was shocked by her emotional words. An ominous feeling rose in her heart.

Ramona suddenly loosened her grip, Debbie instinctively reached out to catch her hand, but failed. The sad woman crazily dashed towards the busy road outside the parking lot before the bodyguards could reach her.

immediately pursued

an instant, she took to her heels and ran after her, ignoring the inconvenience of the

Debbie didn't know was that when she began to run, the man behind her followed her, and quickened his pace as well. He had left the party early,

didn't hear her. His entire world was taken up

to commit suicide by running into the

stood in the middle of traffic, refusing to move a muscle. Cars

couldn't stop in time, and the driver leaned on the horn to alert her. Brakes squealed as the car bore

akimbo as if welcoming it. In a panic, Debbie picked up the pace, but unfortunately, she tripped over her high heels, falling onto the roadway awkwardly. Seeing the imminent danger, Debbie yelled at the

with a faint smile. The despair in her eyes was plain for anyone

bodyguards stopped in their

a person sprang out from nowhere and sprinted towards Ramona. The man caught her arm and pushed her away. She fell to the ground, rolling into the other lane right before the car

hood of the car, and somersaulted in the air, carried by the car's momentum. Then, he landed on the ground behind the

in fright when she saw who it was.

the pain in her ankles, she kicked off

'Oh God. Please be okay. Please be

of brakes and angry horns pierced the air again, sending shivers down every pedestrian's spine. Carlos' face went pale as he saw Debbie run towards him amidst the

sudden, Carlos was stricken by a migraine. A woman's figure popped into his brain. Some vague scenes flashed by, and

didn't have time

Debbie. Before the black car reached her, he

their balance and fell to the ground, rolling. Carlos shielded her with his body. They didn't stop rolling until finally his back hit a car parked on the side

chest. Carlos closed his eyes in pain. He wasn't

Debbie asked nervously as she tugged at

Carlos could answer, a group of people caught up to them. "Carlos! Oh my God, are you okay?" Stephanie anxiously

"Carlos, are you hurt? You need a hospital,

feeling?" a