Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife novel Chapter 182

Debbie shut her mouth immediately. As the saying goes, "He who talks much errs much." She wondered whether she had said something wrong that caused Valerie's fury. But she didn't say anything wrong.

"Debbie Nian! You are so rude! Didn't your parents teach you about self-esteem and self-respect?" Valerie's words cut Debbie's pride like a sharp knife.

Her face was hot as she felt both sad and humiliated.

"Grandma, Deb—"

Before Carlos could finish, Debbie interrupted him. 'Carlos has been yelled at by his family this whole time because of me. I should do something, ' she thought. Looking Valerie in the eye, she flashed a smile and said, "Grandma, I don't think it's a big deal to leave self-esteem and self-respect behind to be happy."

Carlos had done a lot for her, and she should repay him. And this was the best way she knew how. By carefully choosing words that they couldn't argue over, maybe she could stop them from fighting. Maybe she'd even win one for Carlos. Who knew? But it was important that she stood up for herself and for Carlos, not to mention for their marriage.

Carlos' eyes lit up when he heard this. Meanwhile, his heart ached as Debbie had to fight against three elders.

James knew he was in the wrong, so he had to find another excuse to yell at her. "Debbie Nian! Who do you think you are? We're older than you. Show some respect!"

Debbie blinked and sighed with resignation. "I wanted to respect you, but respect is a two-way street. You haven't shown me any respect at all."

No one had ever dared to talk to James like that before. His face twitched as he said through gritted teeth, "Fine! You have guts! Aren't you afraid that I'll drive you out of the Huo family's house?"

Upon hearing that, Debbie held Carlos' arm and said playfully, "Honey, your father wants to throw me out of the house. Protect me?"

"Hahaha..." Wade burst into laughter at Debbie's reaction.

The tension in the study was eased a little by Wade's laughter. However, Valerie and James still wore long faces. It would take more than just that to change their minds.

Carlos pulled Debbie into his arms and said to his family, "I hope you'll be nice to my wife from now on. If someone dares hurt her while I'm away, Grandma, Dad, Uncle..." He left it there, an unspoken threat. More menacing than anything he could have said.

After that, he took Debbie's hand and left the study.

"Ungrateful retard!" James roared behind Carlos' back, but Carlos paid no attention to him.

When Carlos and Debbie went back to their room, she shut the door behind them and rested her head against his chest. "Honey, I just pissed off your whole family," she grumbled pouting her lips.

Carlos kissed her forehead and said, "That was awesome. You should get a medal."

"Will you be serious? This isn't funny. When you were in the study, I made Megan cry. Mom looked unhappy too. And I even talked to your grandma, dad, and uncle like that. Did I go too far?" For some reason, she regretted what she had said in the study. After all, they were Carlos' family.

"I know you were trying to protect our marriage. You didn't say anything wrong. Deb, you did a great job." When James lost his temper, Carlos wanted to leave the study. But Tabitha had urged him not to argue with James, for he had been taking blood pressure medicine these days.

'What?! Is this really happening? He just praised me for fighting against his family!' Debbie thought to herself. "If Dad heard this, he would throw another book at you," she remarked.

"Tomorrow? Then where are we going now?"

"Now... we're going to...bed."

Hardly had his words faded when he pressed her against the bed and kissed her lips.

Meanwhile, a picture posted on Weibo had caused a flurry of rumors in Y City.

A paparazzo had taken a picture of Carlos and his wife waiting for their flight in a VIP lounge. Megan was there as well.

Debbie's face was blurred and indistinct. No one liked that, least of all the netizens.

According to the news, Carlos had taken his wife to New York to meet his family and celebrate the New Year. He had also taken Megan with them. People believed that Megan was the apple of Carlos' eye.

By the time Kasie saw the post, there were already hundreds of thousands of comments. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Debbie, so she left a comment. "Poor Mrs. Huo. There's always a third wheel between her and Mr. Huo. Miss Lan, why were you looking at your uncle like that? Like you have a thing for him. I heard Miss Lan always pestered her uncle even if Mrs. Huo was there. Miss Lan, you are not a little girl anymore. And the winter vacation started a long time ago. Can you please fly to New York alone next time? Mr. Huo is busy, and I'm sure he wants some alone time with his wife."

Debbie had complained to Kasie before that she felt there was something wrong with Megan's feelings towards Carlos.

Kasie had also warned Debbie not to let Carlos and Megan stay with each other alone. After all, Carlos and Megan weren't related by blood—it was perfectly normal if she had a thing for him.