NovelEnglishCarlos, she called Lucinda first.
“Hi Aunt Lucinda. How’s Evelyn doing?”
“She’s doing great, of course. Very bright, well-behaved. You know what, the kids are so envious of her to have such a pretty mom and such a rich, handsdad,” Lucinda said cheerfully
“So Carlos picked her up himself?” Debbie asked.
“Yes. He drove her to school personally and picked her up on time.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I see… By the way, when I registered Evelyn for kindergarten, I put her ndown as Evelyn Nelson, right?”
Lucinda answered, “Yes. But Carlos said that he’d already finished the household registration for Evelyn and changed her nto Evelyn
Hilton. He didn’t tell you?”
“Seriously? He changed my daughter’s surnwithout asking me! What an asshole! I have to teach him a lesson, ‘ Debbie thought.
“Now I know.
Gotta go, Aunt Lucinda. Bye!”
After hanging up on Lucinda, Debbie took a deep breath to calm herself and then called Carlos.
“Carlos!” Her voice was as cold as ice.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
“Ah, Callingto letknow you’ll divorce Ivan?” he asked.
“In your dreams! Carlos! How dare you change my daughter’s last name!
Did you askfirst? You are impossible! You always do what you want, and who cares about other people?” Clenching her fists tightly, she took deep breaths to keep from losing her cool.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCarlos explained in a patient manner, “She’s also my daughter. You hadn’t done the household registration for her, so I did it for you.
Anything wrong?”
“You changed her last name!”
“So?” Carlos didn’t see anything wrong. It would be helpful for her to have his surname. He had a lot of influence, so he figured having his last nwouldn’t hurt.
Debbie closed her eyes and told herself, ‘Easy, Debbie.’ “Fine! Since you’re her father, I won’t argue with you this time. And I’m not divorcing Ivan, because I don’t think you loveat all. Goodbye!”
“Debbie, you gotall wrong. Debbie?” The call was disconnected. When he called her again, he found that she had already blocked him.
Carlos was confused and frustrated. ‘Why is she so angry? She was too busy to do it herself, so I did it for her. I thought she’d be grateful.’
After hanging up, Debbie headed back to the private booth. She was entertaining, after all. The best way to boost her career. She was about to round a corner when she heard swomen chatting nearby. One woman said in a voice full of admiration, “You’re the Luckiest woman in the world, Stephanie. You’re about to marry Carlos, and he cares so much about you.”
“You’re just about as Lucky as me. Let’s eat out. How about Orchid
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