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But when they were talking about the marriage of her eldest granddaughter, Miranda wanted to know everything.

Debbie told Miranda all that she knew. "Carlos was angry with Sheffield because he got her pregnant. I got it. I was pissed too. My daughter is one of the elite, but he almost killed her. How could I not be angry? And if it weren't for Matthew bringing it up with Sheffield, we would have never known Sheffield was clueless about the whole thing. Evelyn never said a word to him about it. There we were, hating a man for something he hadn't known he'd done. The reason why Carlos agreed to let Evelyn marry Calvert was the media. They'd been linked, thanks to the paparazzi. It was really Sheffield in those pics, but Calvert agreed to pretend to be the man in the pictures, as long as Evelyn could marry him. That was okay by Carlos. He hated Sheffield, anyway." Carlos was always a man of his word.

"You're kidding!" Miranda interjected.

"No lie. He made a promise to Calvert, just so he could be rid of Sheffield. He figured once Sheffield knew she was engaged, he'd back off."

Carlos didn't like Sheffield at all, to begin with. However, after getting to know him, he changed his opinion of him.

Actually, Carlos had enough status and power to make all this go away. But it would reflect badly on the family if Carlos went back on his word, because they were public figures. So were the Jis.

Plus, when Sheffield's patient died, Evelyn had asked Carlos for help and promised him that she'd get engaged to Calvert. Even now, Evelyn still believed that the reason Sheffield was able to turn the tables so quickly was that Carlos had his back.

What she didn't know was that before Carlos could do anything, Sheffield had already gotten himself out of hot water.

Father and daughter always kept their promises. So Evelyn had to get engaged to Calvert, and there wasn't anything she could do about it.

Miranda thought for a while and replied firmly, "Carlos won't let this happen."

He wouldn't let this injustice stand. He just needed time to figure out a way out of this. Miranda hoped that Sheffield wouldn't give up Evelyn and could wait for her.

And Debbie knew that Calvert was an outstanding guy, but he couldn't hold a candle to Sheffield.

happier. Around Calvert, she was unhappy, and seemed resigned to her fate. The choice was clear. Debbie wanted to see her daughter happy

more. We just have to get him to make up his mind," Debbie declared. He wasn't dumb. He knew Evelyn was seeing Sheffield on the sly and he decided to turn a

long they knew how to get along with each other. Sometimes, if Debbie complained a lot, Carlos would give in. That meant there was

relationship, too. If Carlos came out in favor of it, then they could date openly. Even though Carlos was cold and angry around Sheffield, he was also like that around his own

Miranda were talking, Carlos came downstairs. He looked at the two women eating sunflower seeds and watching the Lunar

answered, "About the sunflower

laughter, Miranda echoed, "Yes, Carlos, have

He sat next to Debbie and said, "You know this is the same brand

seeds weren't any yummier now than

care whether he believed it or not. "What's Terilynn doing? It's Lunar New Year's Eve. She should go out with her friends instead of staying at home.

Joshua.

so focused on Evelyn and Sheffield she'd forgotten to check on Terilynn. She resolved to pay more attention to Terilynn after

and a student at that. She should stay at home watching TV. Or read a book. What's wrong

snapped, "Want her to

thirty years!" It would be fine with him if Terilynn never got married. He

child. She'd do anything to make you happy. She's also the most level-headed of your kids. You should have

Evelyn, and had a wild side. She also inherited her dad's keen mind. If she didn't want to be found after she ran away, even Carlos couldn't find her. 'Run away from home?' Carlos thought about what Miranda said, and agreed with her.

problem with Tayson, but that he knew Tayson wasn't interested in her. If Terilynn was ever to get married, she had to marry a man who

Terilynn. He was

best." Carlos believed Terilynn's relationship would be

about them. Terilynn was upstairs, blissfully ignorant of what was going on a floor below her. She sent a message to Joshua. "What's your New Year wish?" Joshua replied very