NovelEnglishPortia fixed her eyes on the ring immediately when she saw it, and knew it was precious. Certainly more than any of them could afford. Even an idiot could tell that ring was priceless.
Shocked at the size of Debbie’s ring, Portia started to study her accessories.
She found out that the plain-looking ear studs Debbie wore were actually worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The shoes she was in cost nearly twenty thousand.
“So, is Debbie really married to a secretary?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut Emmett was Carlos‘ secretary. It made sense to Portia that he could afford these things.
“I Like stealing other men’s wives. It’s exciting. Be my girlfriend
I’ll buy you two rings just like the one you have. What do you say?”
Lewis said shamelessly.
Debbie couldn’t believe her ears. She Looked at the man who was smiling at her evilly. ‘He’s flirting withright in front of Portia. So did
I get it wrong? Maybe they’re not here to talk about their engagement?’
Her thoughts were interrupted by her ringtone. She pulled out her phone, and saw it was Carlos. She walked away from Lewis and took the call.
“I’m heading back,” she told Carlos.
When she was back inside the booth, Carlos took her hand under the table and asked, “You were gone for awhile. Where did you go?”
“I cacross a friend. We talked,” she answered casually.
“Okay. Are you full?”
“Yeah.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Let’s go then.” Carlos held Debbie’s hand and stood up.
Debbie was speechless. ‘Leaving the table as soon as he is stuffed,
Carlos is so arrogant.*
Seeing Carlos stand up, the others all followed. Someone took his and
Debbie’s coats for him. A couple of guests helped them get their coats on, and someone else opened the door for him.
Their enthusiasm made Debbie sick. But not Carlos. Her husband was expressionless, as if he were accustomed to it.
Once they were out of the building, they got into the car.
“I’ll drop you off at the manor, but I have to go back to the office. It’s work.”
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