Chapter 684
Burning Passion: Love Never Die
Eventually, without a word, he let go of Debbie and left the room, slamming the door behind him. Quiet
spread across the room. Debbie sat back on the bed.
Blankly, she looked out the window. But she really didnât see anything.
She was exhausted and wanted nothing more than sleep. Slowly, she lay down and drifted off.
To her surprise, for the next three days, she didnât even see Carlos once. The sun rose and set, just
like it always did. But she endured.
She prepared her meals robotically, not having much of an appetite
She would have thought he had gone missing if Emmett hadnât re-posted a news article saying that
Carlos had negotiated a contract with an overseas-funded enterprise.
This was the Longest game of the silent treatment they had ever played.
In New York
Carlosâ car sped into the Hiltonâs residence. He got out of the car gloomily and went straight to the
study on the second floor.
On his way, he saw Tabitha, but he only greeted her flatly. The grimness on his face told her that
something was wrong. Her heart tightened. She followed him all the way up the stairs. She knew
something was going to happen. Everyone could feel it-a tension in the air.
Sure enough, as soon as he saw James in the study, Carlos dashed over and greeted him with his fist.
Covering the side of his face that Carlos had struck, James glared at him and shouted, âHave you Lost
your mind? Iâm your father!â
Carlos grabbed Jamesâ collar and stared at him fiercely.
âHow are you a father? Did you earn respect from your family? What kind of father would hurt his own
daughter-in-law?â
Tabitha screamed and ran towards Carlos. She tried to hold him back.
âCarlos! Carlos, whatâs this about? Listen to me, son. Calm down.â
Carlos gave his mother a cold look and asked, âHow could you do this to my wife?â He gritted his teeth
in anger and added, âDebbie has always respected you. Is this what she deserved from my parents?â
James still didnât think he did anything wrong.
âI never accepted her as my daughter-in-law. I wonât allow her to give birth to your child.â
âSo you told the servants to put crushed birth control pills in her food?â asked Carlos, grinding his teeth
to suppress his growing anger.
His eyes blazed and seemed to stare deep into Jamesâ black rotting soul.
James attempted to wrench free, but compared to his son, he was too weak. Pretending to be
composed, he said, âThey were just birth control pills, not poison! Did you have to fly all the way from
Alorith for this?â
âJust birth control pills?â Within Carlosâ heart, his fatherâs image sank to a new low.
âYes, they were poison. Youâve been feeding her cumulative poison!â
Saying that, he swung a second fist towards Jamesâ face.
Eventually, without a word, he let go of Debbie and left the room, slamming the door behind him. Quiet
spread across the room. Debbie sat back on the bed.
Blankly, she looked out the window. But she really didnât see anything.
She was exhausted and wanted nothing more than sleep. Slowly, she lay down and drifted off.
To her surprise, for the next three days, she didnât even see Carlos once. The sun rose and set, just
like it always did. But she endured.
She prepared her meals robotically, not having much of an appetite
She would have thought he had gone missing if Emmett hadnât re-posted a news article saying that
Carlos had negotiated a contract with an overseas-funded enterprise.
This was the Longest game of the silent treatment they had ever played.
In New York
Carlosâ car sped into the Hiltonâs residence. He got out of the car gloomily and went straight to the
study on the second floor.
On his way, he saw Tabitha, but he only greeted her flatly. The grimness on his face told her that
something was wrong. Her heart tightened. She followed him all the way up the stairs. She knew
something was going to happen. Everyone could feel it-a tension in the air.
Sure enough, as soon as he saw James in the study, Carlos dashed over and greeted him with his fist.
Covering the side of his face that Carlos had struck, James glared at him and shouted, âHave you Lost
your mind? Iâm your father!â
Carlos grabbed Jamesâ collar and stared at him fiercely.
âHow are you a father? Did you earn respect from your family? What kind of father would hurt his own
daughter-in-law?â
Tabitha screamed and ran towards Carlos. She tried to hold him back.
âCarlos! Carlos, whatâs this about? Listen to me, son. Calm down.â
Carlos gave his mother a cold look and asked, âHow could you do this to my wife?â He gritted his teeth
in anger and added, âDebbie has always respected you. Is this what she deserved from my parents?â
James still didnât think he did anything wrong.
âI never accepted her as my daughter-in-law. I wonât allow her to give birth to your child.â
âSo you told the servants to put crushed birth control pills in her food?â asked Carlos, grinding his teeth
to suppress his growing anger.
His eyes blazed and seemed to stare deep into Jamesâ black rotting soul.
James attempted to wrench free, but compared to his son, he was too weak. Pretending to be
composed, he said, âThey were just birth control pills, not poison! Did you have to fly all the way from
Alorith for this?â
âJust birth control pills?â Within Carlosâ heart, his fatherâs image sank to a new low.
âYes, they were poison. Youâve been feeding her cumulative poison!â
Saying that, he swung a second fist towards Jamesâ face.