Chapter 409
Burning Passion: Love Never Die
She hid behind a big tree to take care of the call. Panting for breath, she took out her phone and saw
the familiar number.
Tears threatened to roll out of her eyes. âThis grumpy, hateful man! He has finally decided to call me!â
she thought, gratified and angry.
After wiping her moist eyes, she swiped her finger on the screen to answer the call, but she did not
speak first. Their stupid fight was still fresh in her mind.
âWhat are you doing?â
Carlos asked when she refused to say anything. His tone was flat. There was neither rage nor
affection.
Debbie was mad because she was disappointed. This wasnât the attitude she had been expecting from
him. She wanted to throw a tantrum, but she couldnât find a good excuse.
âHaving fun,â she said, after a long pause.
Despite her sullen tone and short answer, Carlos smiled when he heard her voice.
âI got it,â he said.
âHuh?â She was perplexed. âGot what?â
âThe love letter you wrote me.â
âWhat? What love letter? I never wrote him any love letter. This fact-twisting capitalist!â Blushing, she
corrected him, âIt wasnât a letter. It was a postcard.â She wouldnât write him a love letter and embarrass
herself.
The village headâs son had given her some postcards with the landscape of the village on them. She
filled the little space with her scribble and had asked the young man to help her send them. Since the
village was so remote, she was surprised that Carlos had even received the postcard.
But for Carlos, that postcard was a love letter from her, whether she admitted it or not.
Unwilling to be fixated on such a trifling matter, he moved on.
âHow are you doing these days?â he asked, his voice full of concern.
Debbie turned her head to listen to the two Lovebirds who seemed to have gotten more passionate.
âItâs freezing cold outside. Why do they have to do it here? These people are so freaking weird.â
She got up and retraced the path while holding her phone to her ear.
âNot so good,â she answered honestly.
These past few days had been the harshest days of her entire life. The temperature dropped to at least
ten degrees below zero at night. It was so cold that stepping out the door of their designated house
was a struggle.
âHmm.â Her answer was more or Less what he had anticipated.
Carlos hung up without another word.
âSo typical! Would it kill him to talk some more?
He hardly spoke three Lines.â
Debbie went back to her room, with a mad frown on her face. She couldnât stop thinking about Carlos.
At last, she decided to text him.