True Love Waits

Unfortunately for Debbie, Carlos managed to dodge her aim with ease. Not a single drop of wine fell on him. Usually, that alone was enough to forgive and forget. But not for Carlos.

After he had straightened his suit, he cursed her in an icy cold voice, "You bloody woman!"

"Carlos," Curtis chimed in instantly before things could get out of hand, "it was an accident." Glancing at Debbie, Curtis discreetly motioned for her to agree.

But she merely snorted, and threw Carlos an overt taunting look. Without batting an eye, she declared, "No, Mr. Lu. As a matter of fact, I did it on purpose." As soon as the words left her mouth, a pair of burning eyes met her equally intimidating gaze.

If one listened carefully, the sound of angry flames crackling could almost be heard in the silence which was fraught with tension.

"Security!" Carlos shouted without looking away.

A few seconds later, several guards came running to his aid. "What can we do for you, Mr. Huo?" they asked promptly.

Through clenched teeth, he commanded, "Feed this woman to the sharks. Anyone who so much as attempts to save her becomes an enemy of mine!" His intimidation worked. Because now, no one dared to rescue Debbie from what was about to happen.

The young lady, however, did not even flinch. Giving back Curtis his jacket, she took off her high heels and braced herself for a fight. "Don't you dare!" she warned the security guards who were moving towards her.

More people turned their attention to the conflict. From afar, Jared, who was already tipsy at that point, suddenly heard Debbie's loud voice. He sprang up from his stool and dashed towards the crowd, abandoning the two girls who were with him.

When he arrived at the scene, Debbie was already in the middle of a fight with the guards. As the onlookers were interested to see the outcome, they did not vacate the premises, and simply kept their distance by taking a few steps back every now and then.

On the side, Curtis tried to talk Carlos out of his irrational decision, but the latter remained impervious to the principal's appeal. It had always been that way with him. Once Carlos made up his mind, no one could sway him. Not even his best friend.

When Warren Lu, Curtis' father, thought there were people causing trouble on the cruiser, he decided to send some professional bodyguards over.

Determined, Debbie was able to knock down seven security guards and three bodyguards before finally being subdued. It took three bodyguards just to restrain her on the floor. Although no one could say it out loud, it was quite an embarrassing sight to see.

Nevertheless, it was enough to snap Jared out of his trance. The moment he tried to come to her aid, he was stopped by two other bodyguards. In his condition, he did not have the maximum capacity to fight back. It did not mean, however, that he would make it easy for them to detain him. "Let go of me! I have to help her!" Jared said, struggling out of their grip. "Get out of my way! Otherwise, I'll kill you! Did you hear me? I'll kill all of..."

His voice trailed off as soon as he noticed Carlos staring at him.

of the cabin. Like a

could care less how

have someone fed to the

a few bodyguards. And when he passed by Jared, he gave him a comforting look, as if to say, "Take it easy," before running off to implement his plan.

two bodyguards. Without giving them a chance to grab him again, he ran out of the cabin. As soon as he reached the deck, all he heard was loud exclamations from the onlookers.

She's really going to be thrown into the

How did the

done, she probably deserved what's coming to her! Stupid woman! Even if Mr. Huo does throw her into the ocean, nobody is

They're about to drop her!" Amidst the mixed reactions, Jared sought the lady who had caused such a turmoil.

dogs away and let her go! This is too much! Ugh!" Just as he was

was a distinctive scream, and he knew he had failed to stop the inevitable from

looked around first. His friend was really nowhere to be seen on the

thought while panic crossed his

free himself. The moment he wriggled away from the bodyguards, he dashed to the rails and shouted to the ocean, "Debbie!" He squinted his eyes in the dark. "Debbie!" Nothing.

as black as the sky. Soon, it appeared serene once again. Deep and vast like an enormous sleeping beast, it only took several seconds to swallow a person.

the rails in anger. He hated himself for

of his own thoughts. Something was floating in the sea. "Look! Is that Debbie Nian?" someone in the crowd

her! Look! She's held

out she can actually

faces in the crowd looking relieved to find

the rails and appeared before everyone, drenched from head to toe. As soon as her feet touched the deck, she spun back and spat a mouthful of water. It tasted salty. It had not completely sunk in yet that a moment ago, she could have died.

not far from her. The man looked at her with indifferent eyes, as though what she

head and spat more water. All good etiquette forgotten, she wiped her mouth with the back of

They were long gone. Barefoot, she began to walk on the

she wore an expressionless look while pushing away Jared as he tried to hug her. Something did not feel

breath. They wondered and waited in anticipation.

wine glass to the waiter who was beside him, Carlos stared at the woman approaching him. His hands were deep in his pockets while his face showed no signs of worry. He raised an eyebrow at her, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

'Debbie Nian.