True Love Waits

As a father, the only thing Carlos could do to help her out was to give her a shoulder to cry on. Unrequited love was the worst. The car drove away and Terilynn's tears fell like rain. She stared out the window, her tears blurring the wonders of the city.

At the Huo Residence

It was almost midnight and the lights were still on in the Huo Residence. Neither daughter had come back yet.

Debbie waited for Carlos and Terilynn in the living room. Bennett opened the door and walked in. Later, Carlos walked in, Terilynn in his arms.

Debbie hurried over and asked anxiously, "God, she reeks of alcohol! How much did she have?" She turned to a housemaid. "Get some hangover soup upstairs-quickly."

"Yes, ma'am."

Bennett answered honestly, "Miss Huo drank nearly an entire bottle."

Debbie sighed. Then she followed Carlos upstairs.

Carlos carefully set Terilynn down on the bed, took off her shoes, and adjusted her sleeping position. Then he tucked her in.

Debbie took the hangover soup the housemaid had made for her. She walked over to the bed and asked Carlos to hold Terilynn, forcing her to take a few sips of the soup.

When the housemaid came back downstairs with an empty bowl, she happened to run into Evelyn, who just came back from work.

Evelyn could smell the alcohol in the living room. When she saw the empty bowl, she asked the maid, "Did Terilynn have another meal?"

The maid shook her head, "No, Miss Terilynn Huo came home drunk. Mrs. Huo just fed her some soup to sober her up."

"Drunk? Terilynn?"

"Yes, Miss Huo."

drunk. She was just a student. "Okay. Thanks." Then she went straight to Terilynn's

wrong

of Debbie's area. After looking at each other, she said

wanted to talk to their elder daughter in private. Evelyn had been working hard. Carlos was a little worried about her. Before going to his bedroom, he reminded her, "Since Terilynn has already turned in, maybe you should do the same. Don't

"Okay, Dad."

led her back to Terilynn's room. The window was open, but she could still smell the stench of drunkenness. Not entirely alcohol, but a human component as well. It positively

the bedside and looked at her sister. "Who did

"She was alone."

"What's wrong with her?"

"I thought you knew. Terilynn has

had asked Carlos to appoint Tayson to be her bodyguard several times, but

Evelyn nodded, "I knew."

had been her bodyguard for over a decade. Evelyn was no dummy, and had a

Terilynn that he was engaged. He and his bride-to-be were tying the knot later on this year." Both Carlos

bed and smoothed her long

to pick her up earlier, but I wouldn't let him. Terilynn must be upset. She'll need time to get over it." Carlos told Bennett to keep an eye on Terilynn, and that

broke. She wondered why both her daughters

that way, it was nice of him to let her know. At least he wasn't going to string

considering telling Sheffield the same thing. Was she stringing him

front of her and asked, "About you and that guy; your dad and I don't see eye-to-eye on that. You still talk to

didn't know whether she should nod or shake her head. She didn't give Sheffield her number or anything, but she bumped into him all the time. "I've been thinking... Dad's right. He shouldn't have gotten

out how she got pregnant. Eventually, she concluded that

she didn't want kids, but not like this. She

Ask him what happened?" Since Evelyn had had sex with that man, Debbie assumed

was a mature and calm woman.