Take My Breath Away

Carlos wore Debbie out in the car.

Did she make a mistake by coming to his place?

Debbie flew out to A Country early the next morning. The fans, having gotten wind of her arrival, had packed the exit of the airport, the crowd spilling onto the pavement outside. When she got off the plane, she was greeted by legions of fans. Upon seeing her, they screamed and jumped and waved excitedly while pushing forward to see her. Soon, the situation became chaotic.

The airport had to double the security detail. Guards were called in on their day off.

The huge crowd surprised Debbie. She hadn't expected to have so many fans. Were they all there just to see her?

Normally, it only took three minutes to leave the gate and get outside. But today, it took her half an hour.

A car was waiting for her outside. Her phone had been buzzing. Debbie didn't hear it until she got in the car. "Yeah, Debbie speaking," she said.

"The house James bought overseas is for Stephanie. It's worth 200 mil."

'Stephanie? Why is James so nice to her? Just because she's going to be his daughter-in-law? Something fishy here, ' Debbie thought to herself.

"Cool. Keep an eye on James, and keep me posted."

"Sure."

"Thanks, bye." After she was off the phone, Debbie conferred with Ruby about her itinerary for the next two days.

Later, they checked into the hotel they had booked. Debbie wasn't in the mood to go outside. She stayed in the hotel and dialed someone up. "Hey, handsome. I need a favor."

"A favor? Uh-oh, I have a bad feeling about this." The person on the other end was nervous. What was she going to ask?

Debbie smiled and said, "I need you to chase a woman."

"What kind of woman? Hey, I'm a nice guy, not a womanizer," he said seriously, no hint of a joke in his tone.

Debbie rolled her eyes. "You going to help me or not? If you turn me down, I'll tattle to your brother."

When he heard this, the person smiled smugly. "Yates is taking a vacation with his wife. He's not even in A Country."

"That's okay. I've just arrived in A Country. Let's have dinner together. My treat," Debbie said happily as she stood by the window, enjoying the view.

"I just got wind of your arrival. You're even hotter than me now. I don't know whether to be impressed or jealous! Maybe a bit o

ie widened her eyes in incredulity. 'That doesn't sound like Carlos.' "That's not Carlos. He's a great guy."

"Bwahaha!" Kinsley laughed so hard one might mistake him for a lunatic.

Debbie was unhappy. "I'm serious. A couple saved his life, and he took their daughter in and has been fostering her for years. Doesn't that mean anything? That girl is Megan Lan. You know her, right?"

Having the cigarette in his mouth, Kinsley replied, "First time for everything. This is the first time I've heard someone say Carlos Huo is a nice guy. Listen, Debbie, he's only kind to you. That Megan girl is doomed if she pushes his buttons."

"Wait a minute. Why are we arguing about Carlos? Let's stay on track. I want Stephanie Li out of the way. Just do me this one favor and hit on her, all right?" Debbie picked up an abalone and put it on Kinsley's plate.

Kinsley snorted. He didn't touch the abalone. Nor did he speak.

Debbie went on, trying to persuade him, "Not bragging, but Carlos used to listen to me back when we were still married. I can keep him from going after you. I can tell him to call you 'Brother, ' because I do. How does that sound?"

"Well, sounds great. But since I'm a month older than him, he should call me 'Brother.'"

"He ever call you that?"

Kinsley Feng fell into silence. Of course not. Because he wouldn't do that without good reason.

"So, please, Kinsley, just help me this once. I'll put in a good word for you and ask Carlos to fund your plays," Debbie begged, refilling Kinsley Feng's glass.