NovelEnglishIt was quiet inside Debbie’s apartment.
He searched the bedroom, her study, the kitchen. But she was nowhere to be found.
When he walked out of the kitchen, he noticed a small notebook on the dining table.
“Hilton” was written in bold letters on the book cover
He opened it; the first few pages were full of notes
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAngela’s Library
On the very first page, Debbie had written, “Carlos’ flavor: Light meal, Less meat.”
He turned to the second page. It was the Lunch menu for the first day she had cooked for him.
“Today’s meal will be noodles with beef and two kinds of vegetables for Mr. Handsome.”
“Second day: Dumplings and egg drop soup with seaweed.”
On the third day’s menu, she had crossed out the “stewed pork in brown sauce,” and had instead decided on “beef short ribs” and three other vegetables and rice.
On the fourth day..
Carlos flipped through the pages. Debbie had planned the whole month’s menu in advance.
He calculated the days in his mind and turned to the page to check today’s menu. Indeed, it was the sdishes of which she had posted pictures in WeChat Moments earlier.
There was a small note beneath the menu.
“To keep a balanced diet, today I will be making one more meat dish for Mr. Handsome..”
Carlos instantly pulled out his phone and called Debbie.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSurprisingly, the call connected soon, but it wasn’t Debbie who answered. It was Kasie’s voice.
“Hi, Carlos. It’s me, Kasie.”
“Where’s she?”
“Ivan is in Alorith to see her. She.um…is on a date with him now. But she left her phone at my place,” Kasie said nervously.
Carlos thought for a second.
“When is she leaving Alorith?”
“Tomorrow morning.” There was no response from the other end. Kasie mustered up scourage and asked, “Carlos. I have no idea why Debbie has decided to marry Ivan all of a sudden. But how do you feel about it? Don’t you feel sad?”
Carlos remained silent.
His silence made Kasie angry. She thought, ‘Debbie lost Carlos once.
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