True Love Waits

James was pleased to see her capitulate. "Don't make trouble. Remember, Carlos isn't around to protect you. Killing you and your baby would be like squashing ants underfoot," he continued threatening her.

Debbie cursed through gritted teeth, "You bastard!"

Now that he had gotten what he wanted, James was as happy as a clam. He didn't react to her cursing. He even said, "When you wake up, you can see him one last time," as if he were merciful.

Debbie closed her eyes, ignoring him. He didn't mind and left the room with his minions before Debbie fell into a dreamless sleep.

When Debbie woke up, she found out that she was in a room next to the ICU. She changed into scrubs and a mask, then dragged herself into the ICU weakly.

A nurse followed her inside, watching her like a hawk. The moment Debbie saw Carlos, grief overwhelmed her.

She grabbed his hand tightly. "Old man, it's me, your wife. Wake up! Look at me. Look at me."

His hand felt icy cold, like he truly was dead. Debbie put it to her lips with trembling hands and kissed it gently. "Old man, I miss you so much. I'm worried about you. Open your eyes and look at me, all right?"

But Carlos didn't respond at all. He was indeed as quiet as a dead man.

Just when Debbie felt his forehead, the nurse reminded her, "Your minute is up, miss. Please leave."

'My... minute? ' Debbie realized that she had traded her marriage for a single minute with Carlos. "Can you give me a few more minutes? I need more time,"

Debbie pleaded.

However, the nurse wouldn't budge on this. She shooed Debbie out of the ward.

Once she stepped out of the ICU, Debbie sat on the bench dejectedly. Till now, she still couldn't believe Carlos was gone. It had to be a trick. James was behind it.

But it still didn't feel real. Debbie left the hospital temporarily. She borrowed a phone and called Jared.

dead. When Debbie called, he had just gotten home and put his phone on the charger. It was not until he got her call that he knew something horrible

unplugged his phone and called Damon immediately. "Damon, is

Wesley was on a mission for the military and they couldn't get a hold of him. Curtis and Colleen were on

serious the matter was, he hopped in his sports car and zoomed to the hospital.

the hospital. When he saw Debbie, she was crouching in a corner, dejected,

Sorry I wasn't around last night. I was out drinking with friends. I

dully and walked over to the car. "Give

nodded, "No problem.

the car, she asked, "Did you

did. He said...

remained silent. On the way

They got some nice spicy

came to the entrance to the manor, three security guards stepped in the way, blocking the car from going any further. Debbie rolled the car window down and

new batch. One of them seemed a bit embarrassed when he said, "You divorced Mr. Huo, so you're not Mrs. Huo.

was pretty thorough!

need to get

security guard responded immediately, "Miss Nian, your things are already packed up. I'll get

went inside the manor. In a couple minutes, he

bought with Mr. Huo's money, so they

smiled bitterly.

wheel and cursed, "That old son

signed the divorce agreement. When he heard that, he was so angry

East City Villa. The security guards stopped her and told her she

' she

now?" he asked