True Love Waits

Chapter 405 Megan Is Dead

Among the wedding guests were Ivan's family members and the couple's friends, including Xavier, Yates, Hayden and his wife.

After Curtis and the others were finally seated, the ceremony began. The small church was packed full of people.

Ivan stood next to the priest, waiting for his bride.

Standing at the far end of the red carpet, Debbie held onto Carlos' arm. She was clad in a beautiful white wedding gown, with lace at the top, highlighted with pearls studding the upper part. Her waist was belted by a fine silk sash, on which were sewn fine flowers of satin and silk. She was truly stunning.

Pausing there at the entrance of the church, Carlos and Debbie looked like a match made in heaven, almost as if it were those two who were to be married today.

Ivan watched as Debbie approached him on Carlos' arm.

When she finally stood in front of Ivan, Carlos held her soft hand and was about to hand it to Ivan.

Suddenly, he saw tears streaming down her cheeks under the white veil. His heart skipped a beat and he held her hand even tighter.

He couldn't bear to give this woman to another man.

When the priest repeated his request, it brought him back to reality. Carlos took a deep breath and gently guided her hand to Ivan's. "Be nice to her," he said.

He put his right hand in his pocket then, so no one could see it ball into a fist.

Ivan gave Carlos a gentle smile and answered, "I will."

People watched as Carlos turned around.

"Carlos!" Debbie called out his name, choking back tears, her voice hoarse from a broken heart.

He wanted to turn around, to run to her, hold her tight and never let her go, but decided against it. After all, it was her wedding. Without stopping, he walked off the stage.

Debbie felt her eyes tingling and could hardly help shedding tears. They flowed freely down her face now, staining her veil and her lovely dress. How she wished he would turn around and take her away!

But he didn't.

pace, much less

do you take Debbie Nian to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance, in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love, honor, comfort, and cherish her from this day forward,

answered without hesitation, "I

Wen for your lawfully wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance, in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love, honor, comfort, and cherish him from this day forward, forsaking all others, keeping only unto him for as long as you

Unlike Ivan, Debbie hesitated.

to the stage. The man who had given her

response. He sat there, stony faced, watching the ceremony.

finish, there was some kind of commotion

"Excuse me. Which one of you is Miss Debbie Nian?" one

the tiny church was filled with the voices of the wedding guests. Carlos

soon stopped crying, staring at the policemen. She had a bad feeling about

back her veil, wiped her tears, and answered, "That's

some evidence connecting you with a

stood before Debbie and retorted,

in the suburbs four days ago. Witnesses said that Miss Debbie Nian had gotten into a fight with her. I'm sorry, but Miss Debbie Nian has to come

circumstantial evidence might doom her before this

face darkened. He called Megan, but it went straight to voicemail.

called Wesley, but his assistant answered it. "Colonel Li is conducting infantry drills. He'll

called Frankie and

as well. "I hadn't heard. I'll look into

policemen led Debbie away. Since she

that usually happened in

was led away, Ivan coaxed her, "Don't worry. I'll try

the phone. They stared at

might

weren't for Ivan pulling strings and demanding a change

had planned to ask Xavier to bail Debbie out first. But by the time he and the others arrived at the police station, Debbie was

Curtis and the others did the same, intending to get her out of whatever she'd gotten tangled up