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.

catch her hand, but failed. The sad woman crazily dashed towards the busy road outside the parking lot before the bodyguards could reach her. Debbie knew what she was going to do, and an empty

bodyguards immediately

something was wrong with her mom. In an instant, she took to her heels and

run, the man behind her followed her, and quickened his pace as well. He had left the

didn't hear her. His entire world

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

middle of traffic, refusing to move a muscle. Cars whizzed past her crazily, swerving to

didn't hold. A car couldn't stop in time, and the driver leaned on the horn to

saw 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

smile. The despair in her eyes was plain for anyone to

was shocked by the scene. Even the bodyguards stopped in their tracks seeing

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

the sound of the screeching tires, Ramona's savior swiftly jumped onto the hood of the car, and somersaulted in the air, carried by the car's momentum. Then, he landed on the ground behind the vehicle,

fright when she saw who it was. She was so worried about him

the pain in her ankles, she kicked off her high heels and ran

safety was the only thing on her mind. 'Oh God. Please be okay. Please be okay!' she prayed

pierced the air again, sending shivers down every pedestrian's spine. Carlos' face went pale as he saw Debbie run towards him amidst the onrushing cars.

migraine. A woman's figure popped into his brain. Some vague scenes flashed by,

given the urgent situation, he didn't have

pressed his lips and ran over to Debbie. Before the black

shielded her with his body. They didn't stop rolling until finally his back hit a car parked on the side of the

closed his eyes in pain. He wasn't a weak man,

Are you hurt?" Debbie asked nervously as she

people caught up to them. "Carlos! Oh my God, are you okay?" Stephanie

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

are you feeling?" a relative