“Thank you, Uncle


    Carlos. I’m d you like it.”


    But the next second, what Carlos asked made her smile freeze on her face.


    “I’m curious…when and where did you see your aunt Debbie taking birth control pills?” That was his


    purpose of visiting Megan’s house today.


    “I… I already told you about it. In New York, in the Hilton family’s house. Uncle Carlos, why do you


    ask?” Megan stammered.


    Carlos cast her a sidelong nce and said in a very stern voice,


    “Megan, be honest with me. You know I hate liars!”


    Megan was frightened by his stern tone. Carlos had never talked to her like this. Unable to take it, she


    felt hurt, her eyes reddened.


    “I…I’UL tell you the truth. Your… your mom told me…”


    “My mom?’ Perplexed, Carlos continued to interrogate her, “What did she tell you?”


    Bowing her head in fluster, Megan uneasily yed with her fingers. She looked baffled.


    “Uncle Carlos… please stop asking me. I don’t want to betray your mom.”


    Seeing the flustered expression on her face, Carlos did stop asking about it. He changed to another


    topic, which in fact, brought more unease to Megan’s heart.


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    “Did you call Debbie before her car ident?”


    “N-no…” Megan replied, her lips trembling.


    “Megan!” Carlos shouted, his tone bing stern again. Unlike Debbie,


    Megan couldn’t resist this man’s powerful demeanor, and he broke her resolve.


    This time, she couldn’t hold back her tears. They flooded her eyes and poured down her cheeks.


    “Uncle Carlos, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do it. I didn’t think she’d get in an ident. That day, I knew


    you had a fight with Aunt Debbie and that you were unhappy. I felt really guilty, so I went out to call her


    in order to soften her anger. At first, she didn’t answer, then I used another phone to contact her. When


    the call finally went through, I apologized to her sincerely. Instead of epting my apology, she


    confronted me about telling you about the pills. I admitted it, and then she hung up on me. I didn’t think


    she’d have an ident after the call. Uncle Carlos, please don’t get mad at me. Please?”


    Stone-faced, Carlos stared at her and continued to ask, “What else did you talk about?”


    “Aunt Debbie said… that you loved her the most. So she warned me to stay away from you. That I’ve


    been pestering you all the time, annoying you. I promised her. Uncle Carlos, I feel bad now. I know it’s


    wrong to hang around with you so much since you’re married. But I just can’t get you out of my head.


    I’m sorry. It’s all my fault…”


    Megan sobbed, her breath bing short. Carlos massaged the upper part of his nose near the eye-


    sockets, feeling his head pounding for the trouble. To avoid her asthma attack, he had no choice but to


    comfort her, “Don’t cry. I didn’t mean to me you.”


    “Hmm… Uncle Carlos, I hear you. I won’t cry as long as you don’t get angry.” She turned her tears into


    smiles as she went to get a tissue


    After leaving Megan’s house, Carlos got in his car and called Tabitha.


    “Mom, it’s me.”