Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

"Megan is family. Why should she not be so close to Carlos?" Valerie snapped.

Before Debbie could respond, Carlos held her hands and told her in a calm voice, "Deb, Megan is just a kid with a lot of enthusiasm. You're overreacting. Let's go upstairs."

'An 18-year-old kid? With a lot of enthusiasm? She has a thing for you. Why can't you see it?' Debbie retorted in her mind.

With red eyes, Megan apologized again, "Aunt Debbie, please don't be mad at me. If you're not happy, I will keep that in mind and stay away from Uncle Carlos."

Debbie was fuming with rage. 'So you all think I'm the bad guy here? Fine! I'll be the black sheep.'

Debbie shook Carlos' hands off and walked up the stairs. He started after her. She suddenly turned around and shouted at him, "Don't follow me. Leave me alone."

Before Carlos could say anything, Megan stepped backwards as if she were intimidated by Debbie, and Valerie stood up from the couch. "Debbie Nian!" she shouted imperiously. "Don't talk to my grandson that way! He's your husband! The husband is always right!"

'The husband is always right?' Debbie rolled her eyes secretly. 'This woman is positively medieval!'

She wanted to say something back. But on second thought, Valerie was Carlos' grandma, so she bit back the words she would like to have said.

Putting his hands in his pockets, Carlos chimed in, "Grandma, you're wrong. It's the 21st century, and a wife has as much power as her husband when it comes to family. Please stay out of it, Grandma. Megan, keep Grandma company."

hand and walked up the

Valerie couldn't believe her ears. 'Carlos used to be a

"Only when she's from a family of equal social rank. What kind of family does she come from? A rich and powerful

Debbie mused. Bitterness flooded her as she lowered

own grandma. And he also felt he shouldn't have to. Debbie was his wife. He chose to

if she has money or power; I love her. We had dated for a long time before she finally agreed to be with me. My wife is hot, and doesn't love me for my money. If it weren't for the marriage certificate, she might have been another man's wife. Grandma, will

to remind Valerie that even if she succeeded

was exasperated. Pointing at Debbie with a shaking hand, she yelled, "What's so good about her that you had to date her for a long time? Do you know what she did to me and Megan? She bullied us, and then went out on a date with another man. She's nothing but a ho! She

her stick on the floor; the sound reverberated

And Megan, you just held

when she saw Carlos defend her like this. His

his hand away,

Valerie, took a deep breath and said in a soft voice, "I'm sorry, Grandma. Maybe I'm not the granddaughter-in-law you want. But I can assure you I love Carlos. A lot. I would never cheat on him. What's more, we've been married for more than three years. If you really

to make peace with Valerie for Carlos' sake. He had done a lot for her, and she should do something in

foot. When I first knew the Huo family didn't like me, I should've tried to make them like me instead of standing up

Debbie had already made a concession, Valerie didn't think she should press her luck. Otherwise, Carlos would think she was crazy. She decided to let Debbie go for now, and she would find a new way

a smile and went back to Carlos. They

then walked to the study adjoining the bedroom. He opened his laptop and began