Chapter 1149

“I’LL call her and see. Just hold on,” Curtis said.

No one responded to that.

Curtis pulled out his phone from his pocket and asked Niles, “Should I call her or send her a video-call

request?”

Niles looked at the others as he felt even more confused. ‘How am I supposed to know?’ “Send a

video-call request?” he stammered.

“I better call her. Maybe she’s asleep,” said Curtis as he scrolled down his contact list.

Niles suddenly noticed that Carlos’ eyes were fixated on Curtis’ phone this whole time, and he

immediately understood where Curtis was going with this.

“Why not call her first? If she’s awake, you can send her a video-call request,” he said.

Curtis nodded in agreement.

He dialed Debbie’s number and put his phone on speaker mode.

“Hi, Uncle

Curtis!” Debbie greeted him from the other end of the Line.

It was around 11 p.m., and she was still at work.

“Debbie, did you go to bed already?” Curtis stole a glance at Carlos, who wasn’t drinking anymore.

“Not yet. I’m still at work. Why? What’s up?” Curtis seldom called her at this hour.

“Do you mind if we have a video chat? I feel Like I haven’t seen you in ages. The guys are drinking.

Niles and I are very bored.”

Niles’ jaw dropped to the floor faster than he could say Jack Robinson.

“Seriously? I can’t believe he’s using me as an excuse, ‘ he thought to himself.

“A video chat? Uncle Curtis is really strange!’ Debbie thought.

However, she was too embarrassed to turn him down, so she agreed reluctantly.

“Okay.”

Debbie changed her pajamas before accepting the video call.

“Hey, Uncle

Curtis,” she greeted him. Sitting just behind Curtis was a familiar figure and a closer look revealed that

it was none other than Carlos.

Judging by the way his eyes were narrowed, she wasn’t sure whether he was staring right at her or

sleeping.

Debbie started to feel a little nervous as she wasn’t expecting to see