True Love Waits

Chapter 413 Bring Two

Debbie was preparing to go to dinner with Elmer Xue. She thought about getting a caretaker for Ivan while she was gone. Then Kasie walked in.

She pushed open the door and walked quietly into the ward. "Debbie," she called.

"Kasie." Debbie put her phone away and stood up from the chair to greet her friend.

Kasie brought a lily bouquet and handed it to Debbie. While Debbie scrambled to grab a vase, Kasie said quietly, "This is for Ivan. Thank him for saving my life. The bullet was meant for me."

"Why are you telling me? You know our marriage is in name only," Debbie said.

Kasie looked at Ivan thoughtfully and shook her head as she replied, "You're still his wife. And I've seen you two together. You care about him."

Having been unable to find a vase, Debbie put the bouquet on the table beside the bed. She said casually, "Oh, come on, the only reason we got married was..." The rest of her words stuck in her throat. She wasn't sure she was quite comfortable with it.

Kasie had moved to the head of the bed, staring at Ivan, lost in thought. She couldn't stop thinking that she should have taken that bullet instead of him.

'Oh no!' Debbie cried inwardly. 'Is Kasie falling for Ivan?'

Emmett had been dead for three and a half years. She was madly in love with the man when he passed, and grieved heavily. In that time, she'd never looked at another guy the way she was looking at Ivan

now.

'Wow. Will she be surprised... to find out he's gay?'

Debbie was flustered. She said hastily, "Kasie, have you been to Emmett's grave recently?"

She knew Emmett's name would make Kasie sad. Not wanting to look Kasie in the eye, she lowered her head, pretending to arrange the flowers.

Sure enough, Kasie came to her senses when she heard Emmett's name. The expression on her face was back to normal. She secretly pinched herself. 'Kasie, what were you thinking? He's Debbie's husband!" "N-not yet. I'm thinking going there in the next few days. Why?"

here." Debbie feigned a casual tone. 'Sorry to

not? I need to go home

the door, Debbie took her hand. "Actually, I'm having dinner with someone later. Could you

looked at the man in bed and replied in a relaxed tone, "Sure. He got hurt trying to save

"Quit saying we're married. He's like a big brother to me,"

took it very

chair where Debbie had sat, ignoring the strange warm feeling of sitting where someone else had

He had the same thick

be more different. Unlike Emmett, he had grown up rich, so his

quite pale. Emmett was

Ivan had slightly

help reaching out her hand to slide her fingers across Ivan's pale

before the bullet buried itself in his body came flooding back into

he had told her even after he had been

looks or

cologne did it for her. No other man ever had a better taste

man was her

hand,

are you doing? He's married to your best friend. Stop!'

to her feet, hurried to the window, and started to play games on her phone to cover her nervousness and get her mind off

manager who led her there told her it was an

cared about her after

She

put up with it because she was the

apologize for what I did. I'm so sorry." For

shook hands with her and chided, "I've done business with everyone from superstars down to

and I had to go help her. It was literally a matter of life and death. Please have a seat, Mr. Xue, so I can make