He couldn’t tell her the whole story. There was a good chance that the truth would make this woman go


    crazy again. He was afraid that she would go to Megan’s ward and throw her out of the hospital


    window.


    Hearing no response from him, Debbie massaged his shin more forcefully, as if venting her anger.


    “Why the silence? Are you hiding something from me? Is it a secret between you and Megan?”


    To appease her, Carlos had to spill the beans.


    “No. It’s just that there were too many enemies this time and they attacked all of a sudden. Megan


    couldn’t protect herself…” ‘You got two gunshot wounds to protect Megan, ‘ she thought angrily.


    Her hands stopped moving. Carlos went on, “Wesley was not around at that time. I couldn’t just sit


    back and watch her get shot. Besides, her asthma attacks are more frequent these days. If she got


    shot on top of that, she would Likely…”


    Unconvinced by his exnation, Debbie clenched her fists.


    “Did you consider my feelings? If the bullet had hit your heart or head, instead of your shoulder, you…”


    Her voice trailed off, and her eyes brimmed with tears. With a quiet sob, she added, “If something


    worse had happened, what would I have had to face when I came back here? Did you ever stop to


    think about that? Do you love me at all? You will worry me to death!”


    Tears streamed down her red cheeks.


    Carlos immediately sat up and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his arms.


    “Please, don’t cry.”


    “I can’t help it! Are you forgetting that you are not single anymore?


    You have a wife, and you have your parents. But you almost died for that Megan… How could your


    family live without you? Even if you are not concerned about me, think about how sad your parents and


    your grandparents would be.”


    Debbie cried even more hysterically. She was so scared when she imagined a life after losing Carlos. It


    struck her that this man meant the world to her, but he would thoughtlessly throw his life away for some


    other woman.


    Her cries gripped his heart. Wiping off her tears with his fingers, heforted in a hushed voice,


    “Honey, this will all be over soon. Those gangsters have been put on the police’s most wanted list.


    They are now wanted all over the country. Wesley has found their base camp. When the right time


    comes, he will take his men to root them out. There will be no threat to Megan’s life after that.”


    This was supposed to be confidential information which Wesley had given him in secret. Carlos hadn’t


    intended on telling her, but to soothe


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    Debbie, he had no choice but to tell her part of the truth.


    If they could eliminate all physical threats around Megan, Wesley and


    Carlos would be more relieved, and they wouldn’t need to be around


    Megan to protect her anymore.


    Through her blurry eyes, Debbie asked, “The right time? When is that?”


    “If things go well, it should be next month.” ‘Or sooner, ‘ he thought.


    He would have been on his way to finish off those gangsters if Debbie hadn’te back without notice.


    “Hmm…” Debbie sniffed. Shepletely believed his words, without realizing his true intentions.


    Carlos tightened his arms around her. It took him quite a while to finally stop her tears.