To confirm the suspicion, he was smiling when her curious eyes met his
“Yes. You’re a smart girl!”
“Humph!” Debbie snorted. She was angry but couldn’t find a way to retort. ‘It’s not that I am weak, but you bang like a stallion on steroids!’ Debbie wanted to say, but she decided otherwise.
“Okay, babe, I think I’ve got a nfor your dog. Just call it Hum,” she said, trying to steer the conversation to something different.
Carlos rolled his eyes resignedly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Well…okay, as you please.”
From now on, Debbie had one more companion named Hum.
In the afternoon, Carlos left for his work while Debbie stayed in the manor and continued to look around their new home.
After he left, Debbie went to their bedroom. As she opened the door, she was surprised to see many packing bags that filled the table and the floor. Since the place was full and a little disorganized, she chose to first sort out what was in those bags. She found that most of them were cosmetics and skin care products
She recognized sof the packing bags. They were the cosmetics that she bought in Shining International Plaza last time, in order to get the free trip to Maldives.
But for the other skin care products, she didn’t know who had bought them and why there were so many. ‘Are they all bought by Carlos?’
Unable to hold back her curiosity, she called Carlos for an answer.
She was shocked to know that sof the skin care products were given to her by the parents of the naughty boy, who had been brought to the villa by Megan the other day.
“And sof those items were flown in last week from Paris, by Mom.
She strictly instructednot to tell you until you walked into your new house. They are her house- warming bash for you. There’s a cabnext to your dressing table where you can place your cosmetics. If the cabis not large enough, just telland I’ll change it to a larger one,” Carlos told her on the other end.
“Oh, my goodness!
This… This is too extravagant for me!’ Debbie exclaimed in her mind.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe number of pleasant surprises Carlos had pulled on Debbie in one day were just far too many.
After ending the call, she looked at the cabinet. It was a customized wooden cabwith gliding glass doors. On the upper part of the cabinet, the shelves were divided into small compartments which would be convenient to store different items.
Humming in joy, Debbie didn’t unwrap any of these packages. She simply stuffed them into the cabinet.
But when her mind ran back to the biting levels of poverty she had recently seen first hand in Southon Village, she began to wish they could return all the items for a refund. Up to the last cent, she would spend the money on improving living conditions in the village.
Overwhelmed by compassion on the welcoming but poor villagers over there in Southon Village, she dejectedly slumped into bed, badly in need of a rest.
When she woke up, it was already dark outside. Carlos hadn’t cback yet for he had a lot of work to finish before the New Year. She would have dinner on her own.
When she cdownstairs, she found that the chef and his beautiful female assistant were busy at work in the kitchen. In a few minutes, mouth-watering dinner was served.
Before grabbing her chopsticks, Debbie called Carlos. Just as she guessed, he was too busy to come back for dinner. Despite feeling a jolt of loneliness, she understood why. He had already abandoned his schedule to pick her up from the Southon Village. Earlier, he had received quite a few business calls, even in the car. All his twas devoted to either flirting with her or dealing with work.