Carlos tossed the quilt aside. "Didn't the doctor say that if I'm careful enough, we can still have sex?"
Carlos won that one because Debbie had been there when the doctor said that. "But—"
"No buts." The overbearing Carlos was back. "No excuses. No explanations. I want you. Only you. Now."
When Debbie was six months pregnant, the doctor told them the sex of the baby. It was a girl.
Carlos was on top of the world and overjoyed at the news.
Seeing him so happy, Debbie had an idea. That evening, before going to bed, she told Carlos, "Old man, I need to buy some things for your youngest daughter. Give me some money." Carlos had always been generous with her. She had more money than she could spend.
"Sure." Carlos gave her two bank cards.
Debbie looked at the cards and asked, "How much is on them?"
"A few hundred million," he replied after thinking about it for a moment.
'This is only a fraction of Carlos' wealth. It's not enough, ' she thought.
Noticing that she was quiet, he asked, "Not enough?"
Debbie shook her head.
Carlos then grabbed his wallet. He pulled out a credit card for himself, and then handed his wallet over to Debbie. That way she had all the other bank cards that he owned.
Debbie smiled and kissed his wallet happily.
That night Carlos went to sleep with his arms wrapped around Debbie, while Debbie had her arms wrapped around Carlos' wallet.
When Debbie was around eight months pregnant, one day, Carlos returned from a business trip. As soon as he walked into his office, Dixon came to him and said hesitantly, "Mr. Huo..."
Carlos threw him a glance. "What?"
Debbie's threat ran through Dixon's mind. He lost his nerve and changed his mind about telling Carlos. "Er, nothing. Mrs. Huo said that she'd like to have dinner with you tonight."
Carlos had only to look at Dixon to know that something was up. Debbie must have done something. "The baby is due very soon, so Debbie has been cranky lately. If she wants to do something, let her. If she throws a tantrum, humor her," Carlos said. Even he could do nothing about it whenever she was in a bad mood.
As soon as Carlos found out that Debbie was pregnant, he forbade her to work. However, Debbie managed to keep herself busy. She visited her friends every day. One day she was at Curtis and Colleen's place, then she would visit Dixon. Then Kristina's and Jared and Sasha's.
Since Carlos was the father of her baby, wherever she went, the unborn child was looked upon as royalty, and Debbie was treated like a queen. Thus, everyone she had visited felt exhausted and much relieved when she left.
She had also paid a visit to Lucinda, Ramona, and Decker.
Under Debbie's constant coaxing and threat, Decker had changed his surname to Nian. His relationship with Ramona had significantly improved with Debbie's efforts.
Dixon understood what Carlos meant, but the matter he was keeping from his boss was so severe that it was eating away at him. "Mr. Huo, I have a request."
"Fire away."
"Err...one day if you get mad at me, you can kick my ass or give me a good tongue-lashing, but please don't fire me."
'It sounds serious, ' Carlos thought, raising an eyebrow. "Okay, but you need to answer my question first."
"No problem."
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