Chapter 236
Burning Passion: Love Never Die
Debbie understood her friends. She felt stumped. After a while, she decided to call Carlos.
âOld man she began on the phone after she had excused herself and gone a little distance from her
friends and
Ashley.
âHmm? What did you just call me?â Carlos asked in a deep voice that made Debbie blush.
âUm⦠Ashley has brought the cards to me, but Iâm afraid we canât take them. My friends and I rarely go
to a SPA,â she explained. What she said was the truth for her girl friends. They were young, lively
ladies, whose skin didnât need much of special care. Besides, Debbie had more than enough on her
plate without having unnecessary troubles about her appearance.
âA girl is supposed to have an exquisite life. Do I have to tell you that?â According to what Carlos had
found out, Debbie had learned to make do with the little she had, ever since her father passed away.
Such luxuries as spa treatment were things she had had to cut out completely. And she was doing just
fine, until
Carlos came along. Even so, from the handsome monthly allowances he gave her, Debbie only took
what was enough to cover her usual expenses.
He couldnât stand her being so harsh on herself. It made his heart ache.
âThis is just a beginning.
The title of Mrs. Hilton comes with a lot of duties and privileges as well. As my wife, youâll have to learn
the ropes. Iâd take you to various social activities and to meet friends. So you have to enhance yourself
on every level. Alright?â
âButâ¦â
âIf you donât like to socialize, I wonât force you. But you have to promise me something-be good to
yourself. The first step of being good to yourself is to treat yourself to something nice.â
Five minutes Later, when they hung up the phone, Debbie was convinced.
She took the cards and thanked Ashley for the delivery.
âI was just doing my job. Bye, Debbie,â Ashley replied.
After Ashley had driven away, Debbie took out two embossed boxes and handed one each to her
friends.
âHere. I donât want to take the card either, but I guess we all have to. Besides, itâs only a small sum for
Carlos anyway. He said if you donât accept the cards, then that means you donât see me as your friend.
So, just take it, both of you.â
âBut Debbie. When we were on the fifth floor of the Alioth Building the other day, we had already
accepted a one-million-dollar VIP card. We really feel embarrassed to take this one as well,â Kristina
said.
âI donât know. It beats me how that capitalistâs mind works,â Debbie responded, shaking her head. She
could imagine how awkward they were feeling to be forced to accept VIP cards with huge sums of
money in them, especially from another womanâs husband. She would probably feel the same if she
were put in the same situation.
âNever mind. Since Carlos insists, letâs just take it,â she said to her friends.
That evening, Debbie decided to have a talk with Carlos. However, she was informed by Emmett, who
had just returned, that Carlos had left on a business trip and wouldnât be back for at least a month.
With Carlos away, she was hoping to have some relief from her busy schedule. But it was not going to
happen. Carlos had already organized a list of activities for her to do and bid someone to supervise her
in his absence.
During the day, she had yoga and dance lessons. To make sure that she stayed busy, Carlos also
arranged other various activities such as flower arrangement, tea parties, art exhibitions, bowling,
womenâs baseball and so on. In the evening, she was expected to have either a milk bath or a rose
petal bath.