Take My Breath Away

Carlos wouldn't let Debbie take his ring off. He grabbed her hands that tried to snatch the ring, and said, "Enough!"

"It will be enough when I say so! She has been making trouble for me from the very beginning. This ends today!" Debbie tried to free her hands from Carlos' grip, but failed. Furious, she bit into his hand.

It hurt, but Carlos didn't let go. He gritted his teeth to swallow the pain while she bit deeper.

But Debbie's heart softened. She let go. He was her husband after all. But her anger didn't settle. She was mad at herself for being such a sucker for Carlos.

She let out a sharp sigh and then turned to Megan. "You want me to apologize to you? Beg me. If you beg, I will not only apologize, but will also give you my husband— Ow!" Carlos' hand squeezed hers hard. It hurt so much that she grimaced and closed her eyes tightly.

But she didn't stop talking. "Megan Lan! If you don't apologize to me and admit that you have been defaming me, I will tear this ward down!"

Carlos squeezed her hand again and tried to persuade her. "Calm down."

"Calm down? My husband is protecting the other woman. Tell me, how am I supposed to calm down?" Her words "the other woman" stirred Wesley's and Damon's anger again.

Damon shoved his hands into his pockets and looked at Debbie with a devil-may-care attitude. "Debbie Nian, Megan met Carlos long before you did."

Debbie froze. A trace of despair flitted over her eyes. "What do you mean? Are you saying that I am the other woman?"

"Damon, shut up!" Carlos snapped. His eyes shot icy cold daggers at Damon.

Debbie felt her heart sink to a place that was as dark and cold as the bottom of a lake which had been frozen for a thousand years. She looked at Carlos and asked in a low voice, "Please, send me abroad now. Can you?" She couldn't afford to study and live abroad on her own, so she had no choice but to rely on Carlos for the moment.

"No," was all he said, his eyes cold as usual.

"No?! Fine! Then watch the show and do enjoy." Rage consumed her. She straightened up a

else because of Megan. As a serviceman with glorious achievements in war, how are you so easily deceived by a girl? Such a shame on your family which has generations of valiant servicemen."

Saying that, Debbie left the ward with panache, not giving the others so much as a second look.

Wesley stared at her straight back, deeply embarrassed.

'She called me Unattached Young Man.'

Everything in the ward went back to normal after Megan's apology. And Debbie had left contentedly.

Wesley had brought Debbie to the hospital to apologize to Megan. How ironically things had ended.

As the doctor started examining Megan, Carlos told her, "Recuperate well. Study hard after you leave the hospital. You will have to study abroad too after your graduation."

Megan wanted to give it another try to win over Carlos. "Uncle Carlos..." Sadly for her, Carlos walked out of the ward without hearing her out.

Wesley fell into deep thought as he watched the doctor examine Megan.

The doctor concluded eventually that Megan was perfectly fine. Wesley made sure she didn't need anything else and then said, "Get some rest. I'll drop by some other time." He strode out of the hospital.

Once she was alone, Megan removed her masks of emotions and stared at the ceiling.

'Debbie Nian is a handful, more than I thought.

But only because Carlos loves her too much.'