True Love Waits novel Chapter 484

Debbie stuck her head out and retorted, "You don't have the final say in this."

Carlos' face instantly fell. When Curtis and Colleen burst into a fit of laughter, Carlos pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "I think we need a talk now."

Debbie pursed her lips. She could sense the warning in his tone, but she wasn't afraid. In a hushed voice, she threatened, "You sure you want a talk now? There's no telling of the outcome."

The great CEO chickened out at once. He couldn't afford to irritate her now.

A few moments later, Carlos and Curtis were invited to a business talk by some other guest. Meanwhile, Debbie and Colleen sat idly at the food section, enjoying the food and watching the guests come and go.

Debbie's phone suddenly buzzed. It was a message from Ruby. As she bowed her head to text back, she heard some people behind her gossiping. "Look, that's Debbie Nian, the woman who separated Mr. Huo and Stephanie Li."

"Isn't she Mr. Huo's ex-wife? Why did she do that? Do you think she wants to remarry Mr. Huo?"

"Of course. After all, Mr. Huo is so rich and powerful. I bet she must have been regretting it every day after the divorce."

Their voices were loud enough to be heard by Debbie and Colleen. The two simultaneously turned their heads around, only to find the gossipers were a group of unacquainted women. They were glaring in Debbie's direction while berating her fervently.

The gossipers were taken aback and caught off-guard when they made eye contact with Debbie, although they didn't flinch nor leave the spot.

With her right elbow rested on the table behind her, Debbie smirked and asked in a raised voice, "Hey girls, are you talking about me?"

Colleen stood up, in a bid to give those women a piece of her mind, but Debbie tugged at her sleeve to stop her.

The group of women remained silent, staring at her warily.

Debbie glanced over their shoulders and saw that Carlos was slowly approaching them. In an instant, a bright smile crept across her face, and she spoke again in the same raised voice. "How did you know that I'm only after Carlos' money? What should I do now? You've seen through me. Yes, Carlos is rich, and I love his money!"

One of the nosy women widened her eyes in disbelief upon hearing Debbie's words. She cussed, "Listen to yourself! Shame on you!"

"Shame?" Debbie blinked her eyes mischievously. "You mean me? I'm shameless?"

She was deliberately provoking the women. She could see that Carlos was standing right behind them and could hear every word that was said now. Many of the other guests had noticed that there was a commotion going on. Out of curiosity, they began to make their way to the food section, so that they could hear what was happening.

"Yes, we're talking about you! Mr. Huo and Miss Li were engaged, but you stepped in between them. You're the other woman! A home wrecker!" one of the women spat out crossly. She envied Debbie so much. It was a good opportunity for her to vent her anger since Carlos wasn't by her side to defend her now.

"You home wrecker! Shameless bitch! Slut! We should expose your true colors to Mr. Huo. You're only after his money. You don't love him at all!" another woman abused in an agitated voice.

With her eyebrows raised, Debbie almost laughed herself to tears. She echoed the woman's words, "Yes, yes. I'm back with him only for his money. Look, this is one of the diamond rings he gave me. Its price would be equal to hundreds of your evening dresses. Everything on me is all from Mr. Huo."

The women stared at the huge heart-shaped diamond ring on Debbie's finger while myriads of different colors dazzled brightly from it under the lights. It stirred up jealousy in each of them, and they turned green with envy.

Suddenly a deep calm voice rang from behind the women. "Ladies, I hear that I'm the topic of discussion here. True?"

The unexpected voice sent a shiver down their spines as they quickly turned around. When they saw Carlos standing directly behind them, they became flustered. They didn't know how long he had been there or how much of their conversation he had overheard.