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    “Well, it’s not easy to exin everything in detail, Carlos. But in short, Debbie is


    Curtis’ niece, and in the tough times that followed, he chose her over you. That should be


    understandable, I think. Any reasonable man in his situation would have done the same. To protect


    Debbie, he worked hard to take down all the negative news posts about her from the Inte.


    Anyway, he didn’t know why I had told Debbie that you were dead. It was just a test of her loyalty to


    you, but she failed. What else could exin her rush decisions which followed almost immediately?


    Couldn’t she have waited a little longer, at least to confirm, or if not, to mourn her husband? It surprised


    me how quickly she reced you with another man. You know what? Three years ago, under her


    influence, you put Lewis behind bars, on false charges. That woman has always been a problem, but


    you were not willing to ept it.” Thinking back of Lewis going to jail and every other disagreement in


    the family because of


    Debbie, James fought to contain his tears.


    Carlos’ face darkened. Already, he knew Curtis was Debbie’s uncle. For that fact, what James was


    saying added up


    “Here is the thing Carlos,” the old man said, a thoughtful look on his face. He then took a calcted


    pause, and studied Carlos for his reaction. When he was certain to have gotten attention, he continued,


    his pitch dropping for effect, “Stephanie has always loved you, and you should have stuck with her. And


    it was the worst heartbreak for her when you married Debbie. That’s the reason Stephanie left Alorith.


    Despite all the pain you caused her, when she knew you had a car ident and Debbie had divorced


    you, poor Stephanie came back from abroad, just to be by your side. The girl has done everything


    possible to take care of you. How can you be so insensitive and ungrateful,


    Carlos? Next time, please be wary of Debbie and her intentions. At every turn, she has proved herself


    to be unfaithful and unreliable. And


    I hate the fact that you don’t seem to see through her deception.”


    Those were weighty words for Carlos. ‘So her tears…her emotions…They were all fake, weren’t they?’


    “I see,” Carlos answered after a moment’s silence.


    “Son, you are my only child. Your mom is mentally unstable now. I wish nothing but the best for you. I


    hope you and Stephanie will live a happy life together.”


    “Hmm, Carlos simply answered.


    “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Megan. Her parents died while they fought to save you and


    Wesley. You two brought her back and doted on her. But ever since Debbie appeared, she always tried


    to nder


    Megan and drive a wedge between you and her. She had another man’s baby and said it was yours.


    She used it to ckmail you, demanding that you send Megan behind the bars. That woman is


    heartless and in dangerous, Carlos. Damon must have told you that Megan had been behind bars


    before, right? Anyway, the decision is yours. If you still think that woman has your best interest at heart,


    I’ll wash my hands of everything.”


    “Put Megan behind the bars?


    Now, Carlos finally understood why Damon and Wesley disliked Debbie.


    James kept throwing mud at Debbie, warning Carlos over and over against her advances.


    Taking in what his dad had just said, Carlos remained glued to his chair, undecided on what to do. After


    what seemed like an eternity, he dialed Megan’s number.


    “Hi Megan, I want to ask you something. It’s about Debbie…”


    Half an hourter, he hung up the phone. By the aura around him, anyone who saw him right now


    would be scared to death.


    Debbie’s wickedness was beyond Carlos. ‘She pushed Megan into the river, drove her out of the


    country and scared her from ever stepping in Alorith! Besides, she cheated on me, had an abortion and


    eloped with another man…”


    To add oil to the me, James had an assistant send Carlos a folder with evidence to Debbie’s


    unfaithfulness.


    The stack of photos that fell onto the desk when he opened the folder was more than Carlos could


    take.


    What on earth had Debbie turned into? Why would a normal woman hang around with a different


    random guy every time?