NovelEnglishAfter hanging up, Carlos descended the stairs, got into his car and drove towards the restaurant. Something didn’t feel right; something bugged him. There was a tickling in the back of his brain.
When Debbie cback to their private booth, Kasie had just hung up on
Carlos.
“Hey Tomboy, your husband just called. Why not call him back?”
She held out Debbie’s phone. Debbie took it and unlocked the screen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Carlos called?’ She checked the ton her phone. ‘It’s only 7 p.m.
Why’s he off so early?”
She sat back in her seat, chatting with her friends, but her thoughts were far away. She kept wondering what Carlos had called her for. She thought about it for a half hour, and finally it bothered her enough.
She called Carlos. He answered it quite quickly; it had barely rung once on her end.
“Hey, old man,” she said.
“Hmm, “* he answered shortly, his voice devoid of emotion.
Both of them were silent for a while; they were both frustrated as they had to part with each other soon. Sadness was palpable.
Knowing he was a man of few words, Debbie decided to break the silence.
“I’m eating outside. What’s up?”
“You see the documents?” Curtis had cto his office this afternoon.
He told him Debbie was in a bad mood and asked him to pay more attention to her. Carlos was busy, but nothing was more important than his wife. Originally, he had three dinner appointments this evening, but he cancelled two of them and drove back has soon as possible.
“Yeah,” Debbie answered in a low voice. She feigned calm and added,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Is that why you called?”
“Nope. Have fun with your friends. I’ll pick you up when you’re done.”
“No. That’s cool. I’ll take a cab home,” she said. Kasie had cto the manor to pick her up this afternoon.
They had been drinking this evening, so Kasie couldn’t get her back home. Debbie planned to grab a taxi Later.
“At this hour? That’s not safe. Just callwhen you’re done. I’ll be there,” he said firmly. Apparently, he didn’t take no for an answer
Staring at the night scene, she was at a loss whether to Laugh or to cry. Her husband was so bossy. That was why she had a love-hate relationship. She loved that he cared for her, but hated that he was so controlling.
“Okay. See you,” she finally said obediently. His heart softened, as she gave in without too much of a fight. He just wanted to see her safe, and didn’t think it was too much to ask.
Debbie went back to her seat like nothing happened. Jared and Sasha were bantering back and forth. Sasha turned to Debbie.
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