Take My Breath Away

Debbie put her doubts behind her, and joined Carlos to make arrangements for Douglas' funeral. What else could she do? She had no answers, and no one would give her any. In the dead of the night, Carlos pulled Debbie close, tears streaming down his face. He started pouring out his feelings about his grandpa.

It was the first time that she had seen him cry. His voice was choked with emotion.

Her heart broke. She tried to comfort him by stroking his head and kissing his cheeks. In a soft voice, she said, "Grandpa passed away, but you still have us. Honey, please stop crying. Grandpa's watching you from heaven. I'm sure he wants you to be happy."

Carlos held Debbie tighter for a second, his eyes closed. He took in her unique fragrance, and finally relaxed. By her side, he was a king. She could always make him feel better.

After what seemed like forever, he finally got a hold of himself. Then he whispered a shocking secret in her ear.

She stared at him, eyes wide and mouth agape. He nodded at her with firm eyes.

It turned out that her joke was actually reality.

She still remembered her first visit to the Huo family's residence. Carlos' father had thrown a thick book at him. She had once asked James and Valerie whether they were really Carlos' family.

Now Valerie was truly Carlos' grandma, but James was not his biological father.

No wonder James didn't act much like a father to Carlos.

No wonder Miranda was always nice to Debbie, but uncaring toward Lewis. Actually, Miranda was Carlos' biological mother and Debbie's real mother-in-law.

Instead of James and Tabitha, Wade and Miranda were Carlos' biological parents. That was the secret that the Huo family had kept all these years.

Valerie had once exposed that Lewis was not Miranda and Wade's biological son. Actually, Lewis was James and Tabitha's son.

Everything made sense to Debbie now.

Carlos was cold and aloof, just like Miranda.

Lewis was unfaithful like James and cowardly like Tabitha.

More than twenty years ago, Wade and Miranda had two s

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

father, Mason Zheng, sat on the couch with a deep frown marring his features.

When she saw Debbie, Mia Fu wiped her tears and forced a smile. "Hi Debbie! When did you fly back?"

Debbie dropped her suitcase and came over to them. "Hi Uncle Mason, Aunt Mia. I just got off the plane. How's Kasie?"

Mason Zheng stood up to his feet and sighed, "She's not well. Kasie is still in a coma. She had a broken rib, a broken left leg and a slight concussion..."

Debbie's heart broke at his words. Tears welled in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks. Her world got darker. She stood beside the bed and looked at the girl.

There were scratches on her face. Her forehead was swathed in bandage. Her leg was in a plaster cast. She looked pretty bad.

Debbie didn't even dare to touch her friend. In a choked voice, she asked Kasie's parents, "What happened? How did she get like this?"

"She was hit by a car when she was out for a walk. The driver took off," Mason Zheng said through gritted teeth. "Once I find out who did this, I'll kill him with my bare hands."

A hit-and-run accident? Debbie's heart skipped a beat. "That bastard! We need to find him! Where did she get hit? Did you call the police?"

"Yes, we called the police. She got hit on Poplar Road. The CCTV camera was broken, though, so we don't have footage. The case is still under investigation."