"Er... what do you want to say to her?" Debbie got tense when Carlos said he wanted to speak to Kasie. 'What in the world does he want to say to her?'

Carlos laughed, "Relax, honey. I'm just trying to help. Don't worry. I won't tell her how great last night was."

Debbie blushed and explained hurriedly, "No, no. That's not what I mean. Why do you want to speak to her? Never mind. I'll put her on the phone right now."

Then she handed the phone to Kasie. It was only then that her friend realized that Carlos wasn't joking earlier. Kasie stared at the phone, scared, as if it would bite her. Gnawing her index finger, she asked, "Mr. Huo...Mr. Huo wants to talk to me? For real?"

Debbie blinked with a nod. "Yeah, for real."

Kasie immediately put her phone down and before taking Debbie's, she wiped her hand on her clothes, as if afraid that the phone would be stained. "Hi, Mr. Huo," she greeted him respectfully.

Watching her friend's dramatic reaction, Debbie was rendered speechless.

Carlos said something over the phone and Kasie explained nervously, "No, Mr. Huo, I was just joking. It really didn't mean anything. Please don't take it seriously. I've barely spent a dime of the card you gave me last time. Debbie and I were really just fooling around a moment ago."

Hoping to convince Carlos, Kasie used the word "really" repeatedly, stressing it every time she said it.

Then she paused as Carlos responded to her explanation. Debbie couldn't hear what he said easily. This time, Kasie nodded resignedly, "Okay then. Thank you, Mr. Huo."

Kasie put him on hold and handed the phone back to Debbie. Debbie took it off hold. "What did you say to her, old man?" she asked.

"Nothing. My secretary will pick you up at noon. We're having lunch together."

Although puzzled, Debbie agreed.

Kasie remarked anxiously, "Your husband is way more serious than you

do you mean?"

what Carlos had said on the phone.

bad if you went back on your word. So he asked his secretary to dump more money into my card for the fifth floor of Alioth Building. It's enough to eat there for a month," Kasie stated.

failed Debbie when

everything, so that was his go-to answer for

up at noon, and dropped her off at the office. Carlos was there waiting for her, and said, "Let's go out to

their orders, Debbie asked, "What does your mom like? What's her favorite food? What does she do

him in confusion, "My mom is your mom too. You'll have to

uncertain. "Really? You think so?" She'd heard that a lot of fights were

a wonderful husband. His mom, Tabitha, used to

relieved to hear him say yes.

gave her a sidelong glance as he unfolded a hot wet towel. "Not just my mom,

our mom...' she repeated in her head. 'Got

she was preoccupied with the fact that she was going to meet her mother-in-law. She was anxious and excited all at the same time. When Carlos talked to her, she was very distracted.

a notification for every transaction with the card he gave her. According to the notifications, she hadn't spent over a thousand at a time

It was something he could

Debbie answered proudly. 'I wonder what she looks like? Since Carlos is so handsome,

"How?"

go shopping

"Where?"

out things that she had been hiding from him. The look in his eyes

and demanded, "Why do you have to sing at bars? Didn't I

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