Take My Breath Away

Carlos had already prepared all the necessary materials and papers for registering their marriage. All Debbie needed to do was sign her name on the license.

They went through the formalities smoothly. In a few minutes, they got their marriage licenses and walked out of the hall, with the blessings from the staff there.

Carlos got what he wanted the most, and all he cared about now was to escort Debbie back to his car and ignore all the reporters. However, Debbie had other ideas. She snatched the licenses from his hand and showed them off to the reporters. Smiling proudly, she said, "Thank you all for your interest in our marriage. We're officially remarried now. Thank you for your support."

Carlos felt that something wasn't right.

Nonetheless, he went along with her and kissed her cheek, showing off his love for her. Debbie smiled affectionately and gazed into his eyes. Everyone could see the love and affection that they had for each other when their eyes met.

Suddenly a big round of applause erupted from the adoring crowd. They cheered and called out their blessings to the happy couple. Carlos then cautiously escorted her to the car, and they sped away from the crowd and the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Once they were in the car away from the prying eyes of the crowd, a surge of mixed feelings coursed through her body as Debbie looked at her marriage license. She had been waiting so long for this day. After overcoming so many difficulties, she was finally the legal Mrs. Huo again.

She could feel how much Carlos loved her. That was the reason why he couldn't wait any longer and forcibly took her to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get remarried.

Debbie snuggled into his arms, bathing in his warmth and love. She felt guilty to torture him anymore.

'No, no... Debbie, don't forget the pain and grief that he caused you.' She reminded herself not to forgive him so easily.

Carlos kissed her forehead and asked tenderly, "What would you like to eat now? We'll dine together."

Debbie sat up straight and slightly pulled away from his embrace. "No need. I'm not hungry. I have work to do this afternoon."

Carlos sensed that she was trying to put a barrier up again. He slowly moved closer to her side as he said, "But I'm hungry. You need to come with me."

"You're not a kid. Why do you need me to go with you for a meal?"

"I need my wife's company."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do."

"No..." Before she knew it, his lips were on hers. Then he threatened her in a low husky voice, "If you don't come with me, then I'll make love to you right here."

Debbie bit her lower lip in anger. 'You brazen jerk!' she cursed in her mind.

Given the alternative, Debbie agreed to have lunch with him. They dined on the f

't have been wounded, and I wouldn't have been caught by Carlos."

The hostage had fallen unconscious and was lingering on his last breath of life. He couldn't even react to James' cruel and relentless whipping.

"Carlos won't let me go, and I won't let you off the hook either!" James thrashed his whip at the hostage's limp body again. This unfortunate man made a mistake by letting slip the whereabouts of James to Carlos' men.

After he vented out his anger on the man for quite a while, a woman suddenly barged in, interrupting him by shouting, "James, bad news!"

Frowning, James looked up to see that it was Glenda.

In an urgent tone, she continued, "Our bank accounts have all been frozen. Someone is investigating the money you've transferred out!"

The news shocked James to the very core, and his face had drained of all color. He was depending on that money to fight back against Carlos. "It must be Adolf Yin. That asshole sold me out!" he barked. Adolf Yin was one of the managers of ZL Group. When James was the CEO, they ganged up together to embezzle a large amount of money from the company and accept bribes.

"What can we do now? What can we do?" Glenda planned to live out her aged life abroad with that money.

Suddenly, the blood had shot to his head, and James' face turned dark purple. Carlos didn't give him any chance to fight back. He meant to root him out completely. "Give me the money that Angus has given you. I'll hire some people to kidnap Carlos, Debbie, or even their kid." As long as he had either one of them, then he would have the chance to turn the tables around.

Glenda shuddered at his words. She didn't want to hand over that money, but in the end, she had no choice but to nod. "Okay."

The weather in Y City was terrible these days. It rained a lot, and it was cold and humid.