Debra’s POV:
Sally and I immediately clamped our mouths shut.
I couldn’t believe that Carlos caught us asking the waiter for his number.
The atmosphere became extremely awkward.
Carlos strode to us slowly, his expression unreadable. When he saw
Sally, he seemed to have recognized her.
“Sally, what’re you doing here?”
As for me, well, he just pretended not to see me.
“Oh, uhm, nothing. I just took Debra out for dinner,” Sally answered, looking so embarrassed.
However, Carlos was very keen. He immediately sensed that things weren’t as simple as they seemed. So he turned to the waiter and asked bluntly, “What’s going on? What did these two say to you?”
The waiter didn’t hide anything and answered him honestly.
“This lady was asking for your phone number from me.”
Carlos’s eyebrows shot up in surprise for a split second, but then he quickly smiled. “I see.”
He glanced at Sally and then asked the waiter, “Do you have a pen and paper?”
“Of course, sir.” The waiter excused himself and went to fetch what
Carlos asked for.
Carlos took the pen and paper and scrawled down a set of digits. Then he graciously handed the paper to Sally.
“Hey, pretty lady. Here’s the phone number you wanted. I hope you’ll contact me soon.”
Sally blushed shyly at Carlos’s deliberate flirting. Fortunately, she managed to squeak, “Thanks.”
Then, he glanced at me with hostility and said to Sally, “You should stay away from this woman.”
As he spoke, he wrinkled his nose at me in disgust.
“She’s nothing but a liar who takes advantage of a generous man, making him spend a fortune on a stupid ring.”
I knew that Carlos was just trying to avenge Caleb, but I refused to let him slander me Like this.
I puffed out my chest and denied his accusation without hesitation.
“You’re sorely mistaken. I never asked Caleb to buy me a ring. In fact,
