Only then did I realize how tired I was. I planned to lie on the sofa and catch some shut-eye. But it turned out Carlos hadn’t left yet. He was sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.
“Carlos, what’s wrong?” I rubbed my sleepy eyes and walked to him groggily.
He wore a very serious expression. “I wanted to ask you some questions,
Debra.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
Ny intuition told me that something bad was going to happen, as though
I was about to be interrogated. But I knew that this moment was unavoidable and that it was better to face it sooner than later.
Sure enough, he asked me point-blank, “Who sent you here?”
I shook my head decisively. “Sorry, but that’s where I draw the line.”
Carlos’ eyebrows shot up in surprise. He paused for a moment and then moved on to his next question. “Can you give up your mission to stay with Caleb? I’m sure you two will be very happy together.”
At this, I fell silent.
Carlos’s question single-handedly pulled me out of my dream.
These days, Caleb’s life was dangling by a thread. It made me subconsciously dream that perhaps I and Caleb could really be together
I chose to forget all about the countless obstacles between us.
But these obstacles couldn’t be solved by running away.
After a long silence, I asked, “Can you give up buying the town?”
Now, it was Carlos’ turn to fall silent.
After a while, he said slowly, “Debra, if that’s what you want, I’m afraid you can’t get it. Caleb will get this town no matter what.”
Ny heart sank to the pit of my stomach
It seemed that the obstacles between me and Caleb were insurmountable.
Caleb was still the selfish man he always was. For the sake of the
Thorn Edge Pack, he was willing to sacrifice the happiness and safety of countless families. No matter what we had been through together, he hadn’t changed at all.
Was there really no other way?
Clutching onto my last hope, I asked expectantly, “But the residents of
Roz Town are innocent. I’ve seen the Barton family’s plan. If Caleb insists on buying the town, the residents will be driven out of their homes and forced to move to a terrible area. They’ll even be accused of betraying the pack! Is this really what you want?”
