Take My Breath Away

"Old man... Mr. Handsome, are you okay? Why are you staring at me that way?" Debbie noticed the ocean of mixed emotions in Carlos' eyes and the complicated look on his face. She felt anxious, and her heart pounded hard in her chest.

Carlos kept gazing at her and still said nothing.

All he wanted to do was quietly admire her, hug her, feel her warmth, and kiss her.

That was just what he did. He embraced Debbie, holding her tightly to him and began kissing her tenderly. The kiss was soft, full of love and affection, unlike his usual imperious and hungry kisses. Debbie was taken aback by his show of affection and gentleness.

After the unexpected kiss, Debbie was left breathless. She swallowed nervously and stammered, "Have...have you done anything wrong to me?"

Carlos gazed at her and smiled. He stroked the strand of hair near her ear and said, "Go and bathe now. I'm going to make a call."

"Hmm. Okay!" Debbie nodded. She wanted to take a moment to be alone and calm herself down.

Carlos let go of her. He sat on the edge of the bed and watched Debbie go toward the bathroom. Every step of the way, Debbie kept turning back to Carlos, trying to spot anything suspicious. When she finally entered the bathroom, Carlos returned to his cold self again and left the bedroom.

He went straight to the study and called Frankie.

"Give me the phone number of Ivan's mom." It would have been better for Frankie to call Ivan's mom for him. But now he urgently needed to handle everything concerning Debbie, in person.

"Yes, Mr. Huo."

A few minutes later, Carlos received the number and called Elsie at once. "Good evening Mrs. Wen. This is Carlos Huo speaking. I'm sorry to bother you this late at night."

'Carlos Huo?'

Elsie was suddenly caught by surprise from the unexpected call from Carlos. She hastily sat up on the bed and turned the bed lamp on while kicking her husband to wake up. "Hello, Mr. Huo. It's okay. We aren't sleeping yet. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yes, there is. It's something very important."

Elsie became tense. "What is it?"

"Mrs. Wen, there's no easy way to tell you this, so please prepare yourself for what I'm about to tell you. Ivan took advantage of my memory loss to marry my wife, but he doesn't love Debbie at all. He loves men. After marrying Debbie, he doesn't treat her well. He's even romantically involved with Debbie's best friend, Kasie. Mrs. Wen, I know all of this because I have seen it all with my own eyes. I'm not telling lies." Carlos cut to the chase and filled Elsie in o

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.

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When Piggy's name was brought up, Kasie felt warm inside and said, "No, I'm not like Piggy. My god-daughter is way lovelier than me." Then she sighed and joked, "I'm getting old."

Ivan disagreed. He glanced at her and said, "No, you're cuter than Piggy."

Unconvinced, Kasie said, "I'm flattered. But Ivan, how can you blatantly lie to flatter me?"

"What can I say? I feel good."

Kasie was lost for words and shook her head.

Once they had arrived at the apartment building and parked the car, Ivan held Kasie's hand and led her towards the elevator.

Kasie looked around nervously. She was afraid of being seen by someone. "I think we should part our ways here. I'm not going upstairs." She lost her nerve and chickened out at the last minute. Even if Ivan and Debbie didn't love each other, they were still a married couple. It didn't feel right for her to spend the night at Ivan's house before they got divorced.

Ivan pressed the elevator button. "Relax. Do you know what Debbie is doing now?"

Kasie thought for a second and replied, "She and Mr. Huo should be coaxing Piggy to sleep now."

Checking the time on his wristwatch, Ivan shook his head. "It's past eleven now. Piggy would have been in bed much earlier."

In an instant, Kasie realized what Ivan was hinting at. But she still tried to defend Debbie and said thoughtfully, "No. Debbie told me that Mr. Huo wouldn't bug her for sex until she divorces you. Debbie won't betray your marriage."

Ivan was amused. He wanted to laugh at how naive Kasie and Debbie both were. "Yes, what Debbie told you is right, but that was only relevant before tonight. Now there's no telling if Carlos will keep his promise or not."