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.

the busy road outside the parking lot before the bodyguards could reach her. Debbie knew what she was going to do,

immediately pursued

was wrong with her mom. In an instant, she took to her heels and ran after her, ignoring

to run, the man behind her followed her, and quickened his pace as well. He had left the party early, since he was busier than

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

out that Ramona wanted to commit suicide by running into the heavy traffic. If Debbie followed her, she

right. Now Ramona stood in the middle of traffic, refusing to move a muscle. Cars whizzed past

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

a car hurtling towards Ramona but the desperate mother stood there, arms 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,

around and looked at her daughter with a faint smile. The despair in her eyes was plain

the bodyguards stopped in

arm and pushed her away. She fell to

and somersaulted in the air, carried by the

called out in fright when she saw who it was. She was so

the pain in her ankles, she kicked off her

on her mind. 'Oh God. Please

spine. Carlos' face went pale as he saw Debbie run towards him amidst the onrushing cars. Right then, a black car

figure popped into his brain.

urgent situation, he didn't have time to dwell on

and ran over to Debbie. Before the black car reached her, he

the ground, rolling. Carlos shielded her with his body. They didn't stop rolling until finally his

his eyes in pain.

you hurt?" Debbie asked nervously as she tugged at

up to them. "Carlos! Oh my God, are you

upon the scene. "Carlos, are you hurt? You need a hospital,

are you feeling?"