NovelEnglishAt the other end of the line, Debbie recognized the girl’s voice. She smiled bitterly and said, “Put my husband on the phone.”
Megan had been nervous the whole afternoon, worrying that she would be held responsible if Debbie was dead. Now that she heard Debbie’s voice, she heaved a sigh of relief. ‘Thank God. She’s not dead.’
“Uncle Carlos doesn’t want to talk to you right now.” Megan Lowered her tone to a whisper. As far away as Carlos was, he was definitely out of earshot. The whisper was a voice that only she and Debbie could hear.
The girl glanced around warily.
But Debbie wasn’t happy. ‘Doesn’t want to talk to me? Who’s this bitch to decide whom he talks to?!’ “Put him on the phone!” Debbie demanded, balling her hands into fists. If Megan were standing in front of her right now, she would put one of those fists to good use-punching her in the face.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Uncle Carlos is in a bad mood. He really doesn’t want to talk to you.
It took hours forto make him smile even a little. Just leave him alone. Moreover, Uncle Carlos told me to answer the call for him. He even toldhow to unlock his phone. Just go away.”
“So how do you unlock his phone?” Debbie doubted what she said.
Anything Megan said was suspect at this point.
To her surprise, Megan recited the new password to get into Carlos‘ phone-Debbie’s birthday. She’d set it only a few days ago. Now, she had to believe Megan was telling the truth. Heartbroken, she hung up the phone quickly.
But Megan’s performance had only just begun. Still holding the phone to her ear, she pushed open the door to the private booth and said in a persuasive tone, “Aunt Debbie, hang on. Why don’t you tell Uncle Carlos that yourself? Hello? Aunt Debbie?”
Carlos opened his eyes suddenly when he heard Megan’s words. Megan showed him the conversation log while holding the phone with trembling hands.
“Aunt Debbie called from an unknown number. I thought it was
Tristan, so I answered it, but it turned out to be Aunt Debbie. She askedto tell you that she wouldn’t be htonight and then hung up.”
Carlos took the phone and glared at the number silently for a long moment before he called Debbie, but he didn’t get through; it went straight to voice mail.
He hung up in disgust and then dialed the unknown number. A woman answered the phone.
“Hello?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Where is Debbie Nelson?” Carlos asked coldly.
“Oh, you mean the young girl who borrowed my phone? She left with her boyfriend.”
“Boyfriend?’ Carlos stood up abruptly from the couch.
“Where did they go?”
The woman smiled.
“I don’t know. Her boyfriend carried her in his arms.
It was so sweet. Lucky her! My husband and I were talking about the happy couple.”
Jealousy and anger filled Carlos, replacing the disgust he had felt before. These were rawer and more powerful emotions, and Carlos was no stranger to them. In fact, he felt more powerful, more physically imposing when he was upset.
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