ALL was quiet in the dead of night.
Tabitha knocked on the door of the study, and after Carlos gave his assent, she entered. Carlos was working on his Laptop. Tabitha closed the door behind her and sat opposite him.
“You busy now?”
“I always have tfor you. What do you need?” Carlos asked in reply.
“You and Debbie…” She paused, not knowing how to say it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“You know, your father.
Carlos remained silent.
Tabitha continued, “He thinks the eldest daughter of the Lopez family…”
“Mom!” Carlos interrupted her.
“Debbie and I are married. Tell him to not interfere in my affairs when you get back home.” Determination was written all over his face.
Thinking of her husband’s stubbornness, Tabitha flashed an embarrassed smile. Carlos folded his laptop and said in a soft voice, “Mom, I’LL tell him about it myself. Don’t worry about it.”
“No! I know how you are. If you spoke to him yourself, you’d just end up in a big fight. I’ll talk to him,” said Tabitha. Carlos and James
Hilton, his father, always had fights with each other over decisions about the company. They gave no quarter, and there was no reason to think they’d be any different.
After a short pause, Carlos said, “Actually, it was Grandpa who askedto marry Debbie. But now, I’ve fallen in love with her. It doesn’t matter what Dad thinks, I’m with her for the long haul.”
“Your grandpa?”
“Yeah. Grandpa felt indebted to Debbie’s grandma.” Debbie’s grandmother and Douglas Hilton, Carlos’ grandfather, were not only classmates, but also each other’s first loves. Because of the unrest in the country dozens of years ago, they were forced to separate. It took more than a dozen years for them to find each other again.
But when they finally reunited, they both were married-to other people!
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDebbie’s grandmother had waited for Douglas for more than ten years before she had gotten married. The Last tthey had met each other, she was on her deathbed.
Douglas felt guilty and indebted to her when he knew that she had waited for him for so many years
Back then, she pointed at Debbie, who was washing stowels, and said, “I’m only worried about my granddaughter. Her mother left her when she was born. She’s had a hard life. Could you please do me a favor? If you know a nice boy, send him her way. She needs a good
Douglas agreed without hesitation and kept that in mind.
Not long after Debbie’s grandmother’s death, Douglas also fell deathly ill. When he got over his illness and went to visit the Nelson family again, Artie, Debbie’s father, was already in bad health.
When Douglas first put forward a proposal to marry Debbie to Carlos.
Artie, who had heard of Carlos before, agreed to the proposal without hesitation.
Debbie had just broken up with Hayden back then. And she couldn’t bear to turn down her father, who was terminally ill. She had been so mad at