Take My Breath Away

Debbie tilted her head, looking at Carlos. "I mean it. You're too much for me in bed. I need a break. Tess is a sweet, lovely girl. You'll like her."

Carlos, Frankie and Tess all fell silent when they heard what she had said.

Before long, they arrived at the hotel. Carlos didn't know why Debbie had demanded that they go to a hotel or what she was going to do here. It was evident to him that she was angry about something. Since Debbie was pregnant and had many mood swings, Carlos was ultra-cautious not to make her mood even worse. He didn't ask her anything on their way to their room. Whatever she was going to do, he was there to protect her.

While Frankie was checking them in, the lobby manager took Carlos, Debbie and Tess to the Presidential Suite upstairs.

When the lobby manager opened the door for them, Debbie's phone rang. "I'm in a hotel on Riverside Road. Room 1806. Come over now. Bye."

"Who was that?" asked Carlos.

"Niles," Debbie replied.

He was confused. "What's he coming here for?"

"I bought something, and he's bringing it over for me." Debbie held Tess' hand and walked inside the room. Then she suddenly turned back and looked at Carlos conspiratorially. "Something good."

One look at her expression gave Carlos an ominous feeling.

"Mr. and Mrs. Huo, I think... I better go." Tess' heart was hammering nervously in her chest.

Debbie shook her head and gestured for Tess to sit on the couch. She opened the freezer, took out a lot of the beverages, and told Tess, "Relax. Have a drink. Then take a shower and get ready to sleep with my husband. Oh, don't worry. He's very good."

Tess wanted to cry out loud.

Carlos pulled Debbie into his arms and apologized, "Honey, could you please forgive me? I shouldn't have gone to the Moon Restaurant. It won't happen again."

Debbie blinked innocently and asked in feigned puzzlement, "Why are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong."

Carlos felt defeated and helpless. "It's all Reeve's fault. I've asked Frankie to take care of him. Don't be mad, okay?"

Tess was shocked by his words.

bbie was touched a little by his words. Still wearing an eerie smile, she said, "It's the medicinal fluid to make a person lose their memory. You know, the kind that James had you injected with."

The expression on Carlos' face changed dramatically. "Honey, this is crazy! Please drop the syringe!"

Debbie held the syringe up to eye level and flicked it with her finger tapping the air out of it and then gently squeezed it, so some of the fluid squirted out of the end. "Okay, sleep with her and then I'll put it down. Or you'll have a wife who has amnesia. Come to think about it, it may not be such a bad idea. When you had amnesia, you made me suffer a lot. Now it's your turn."

Carlos clenched his teeth and closed his eyes painfully. Then he declared firmly, "I won't sleep with her!"

He wouldn't betray Debbie no matter what.

Debbie began moving the syringe towards her arm. Carlos' heart was in his mouth. "Honey, calm down. Tell me what you want, and I'll do it, except sleeping with her."

Niles gaped at Debbie in sheer disbelief. He couldn't fathom the idea that Debbie was forcing her husband to sleep with another woman. It was the first time that he had ever seen or heard of such a thing.

"You don't do what I want! You don't love me!" Debbie pouted.

"Honey, I love you. Only you. Don't hurt yourself, please." Quietly and slowly, Carlos took one step forward.