NovelEnglishIn one of the photos, Carlos recognized the man. Somewhere in a garden as they played, Debbie sitting on a swing, while Hayden stood behind pushing her with unmistakable enjoyment.
If this photo couldn’t prove that Debbie had an affair with Hayden, there were still several other photos in which she was sleeping in the arms of a strange man. In a fit of rage, Carlos crumpled the photo he was holding in his left hand, and banged on the table with the other.
There was no need to go through the remaining photos
In addition to the photos, there was also an enclosed note in the folder.
In Debbie’s unmistakable handwriting, it read, “Apart from his money, what else did Carlos mean to me? Nothing. Zero. Zilch! Now that is a closed chapter. Carlos is dead, and I’m a free woman. On top of that,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI’m pregnant with another man’s baby. A man I slept with while I was in
England. The ghere is simple. Since his dad has never wantedin the family, I’ll leave this city with money. It has to be good money, I swear! Five million dollars is the least I’ll take. Nothing less! And
I’ll leave Alorith for good.”
The gloating tone of her note was sickening. What did this woman have for a heart?
“Jeez!” he bellowed and banged on the desk. The pen that was sitting on the edge of the desk fell to the floor.
“And this woman thought she’d foolagain? Damn!” he shouted. When he realized he had shouted, he Looked around cautiously, then said through gritted teeth, “Woman, I’ll make you pay!”
Carlos kept swearing.
Elsewhere, Debbie started to sense something was off when Carlos hadn’t contacted her for the third day in a row. She sent several messages to him, but there was no response.
She walked her dog around several times, but didn’t see Carlos once.
To kill her boredom, she went to Curtis” house and had sfun playing with Piggy and Justus, but the bad feeling just wouldn’t budge. Later, when she cback home, she called Carlos.
Several times, she tried, waiting and hoping he would pick up, but there was no response. At long Last, when she was almost giving up, her prayer was answered, or so she thought. She greeted him cheerfully,
“Hey, old man. Are you busy now?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStephanie had put the phone on speaker, so Debbie’s voice reverberated in the office.
On hearing the familiar voice, Carlos couldn’t help but recall the photos and the accompanying gloating note. His face darkened.
When Debbie didn’t hear any response, she looked at her phone screen and asked in confusion, “The phone is connected. Old man, are you busy now?”
Seeing that Carlos had no intention of speaking, Stephanie, who had taken a few steps back, came closer to answer.
“And what do you want from Carlos, if I may ask?” she asked with obvious derision in her tone.
Debbie was shocked. ‘Why is Carlos not answering?’ she wondered.
“I need to speak to him, madam. Where is he?” she asked bluntly.
“What?” Debbie heard Carlos’ voice cfrom the other end of the Line.
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