In the cinema, Debbie took Carlos to the self-service machine to get the tickets through her phone,


    while Megan went to buy some snacks and drinks.


    ording to the tickets, Debbie’s seat was right between Megan and


    Carlos, yet in the theater, Megan took somebody else’s seat and sat beside Carlos.


    So now, Carlos sat between the two women.


    “That’s somebody else’s seat,” Debbie reminded Megan.


    Megan responded casually, “Nobody else ising. Uncle Carlos’ assistant rented the entire theater.”


    Debbie was surprised. ‘Howe I didn’t know that?’


    “My assistant arranged that when you were in the bathroom,” Carlos exined.


    ‘Fine. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to the bathroom. I needed to keep my eyes on Megan!’ Debbie


    thought regretfully.


    The movie started. It starred Ramona Loftus, a fantastic singer who became an actress. Her sess


    as an actress proved that she could not only sing but also act. It was a period piece, and Megan had to


    stifle a groan. Megan hated those kinds of movies, where everyone wore robes and even funny


    headgear, and they had so many rules about the roles of women and society. Even more than today.


    She much preferred the more fantastic ones, with mighty magics and eye-popping special effects, but


    she was left with this. It was called “The Heart Abides”— about two star-crossed lovers. One a prince in


    exile, the other a pce servant.


    Of course, it was scandalous in the days of the Song dynasty. At least she was with Carlos. Debbie, of


    course, was delighted. She had been waiting for this since it went into production, and she heard that


    her favorite actress was starring in it.


    Looking at the middle-aged woman on the screen, Carlos told Debbie,


    “Your idol is Curtis’ sister.”


    “Huh? Mr. Loftus’ sister? But they don’t look anything alike. Is it because she is wearing makeup?”


    “Nope. She’s his half-sister, so odds are they wouldn’t share any family features.


    “ Debbie remembered that Jared and Damon were half-brothers. ‘It seems that there are a lot of half-


    siblings in rich families, ‘ she mused.


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    She popped a chip into her mouth and asked, “So Damon’s dad married


    Jared’s mom, but only after Damon’s mom had passed away. What about Mr.


    Loftus’ dad?”


    Last time when she and Jared were at the Loftus family’s cruiser party, they had seen very few Loftus


    family members.


    “The Loftus family isplicated. Outsiders know little about it.


    Maybe next time you can ask Curtis to tell you about his family himself.” Carlos assumed that Curtis


    actually was concerned about


    Debbie. He’d made some reference that made it sound like Debbie was rted to him in some way.


    Thinking about that, Carlos nced at


    Debbie, who was focused on the movie. He decided to do some investigation about the connection


    between Debbie and the Loftus family.


    Having no chance to cut in, Megan took out a bottle of lemon-vored