“I’ve just arrived home. Open the door.”
Upon seeing Sebastian outside, Lucinda opened the door and quickly pulled him into the Living room. Sebastian was so tired he could barely move his feet.
“What is it? Why are you being mysterious?” he asked, irritated.
“How many 28-year-old CEOs are there in Alorith?” Lucinda asked.
Sitting on the couch, Sebastian rubbed his temples to relax a little.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Why are you asking?” he responded after a glance at his wife.
“I told you that Debbie was married, right?”
“Yeah, so?”
“Tonight, Debbie dropped by and broughtslipsticks that cost thousands of dollars each. She also brought you a fancy tobacco pipe.
She said it was her husband’s money. Guess what? Her husband is a
28-year-old CEO!”
Hearing that this was about Debbie, Sebastian focused up. He thought about it and then replied, “A 28- year-old… Hayden, who has just started to make a nfor himself in Alorith, seems to be 28. There is the son of the Rivers family, the oldest son of the Torres family, and
Carlos of Hilton Group…”
Thinking of Carlos, Sebastian seemed to gain senergy.
“Could it be
Carlos? I heard on the news that he carried scollege girl out of a hotel room this morning. he said.
“Could the college girl be Debbie?’ he wondered.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLucinda had heard of Carlos before. While she knew who he was, she didn’t think it could possibly be him.
“Carlos? That’s impossible! Stop freakingout! As far as I’m concerned, he doesn’t even know Debbie.
They are people from two completely different worlds. How can he be
Debbie’s husband? Let’s be realistic. I say it might be Hayden. He and
Debbie know each other. They used to date.”
Rich and powerful, Carlos was beyond their imagination. The wedding of such a man wouldn’t have been so discreet and private. The news of his marriage would have traveled throughout the city. He also wouldn’t have married such a lowly girl.
When Artie was alive, Debbie had lived several years as a wealthy spoiled girl. But compared to the Hilton family, her family’s wealth was practically nothing.
Not that Lucinda and Sebastian Looked down on Debbie. On the contrary, they felt bad about Gail constantly picking on her. It was just that