“As Long as I can. I'll tell her the truth when it's time. My brother's older, so I don't have to worry about continuing the bloodline." Ivan's elder brother was 35 years old with a son and a daughter.

Debbie admired Ivan's decisiveness.

"Good. It's settled then.

Don't worry, I won't keep bugging you about it. If you and Carlos get back together, I'll find someone else.”

“Okay," Debbie responded, still processing what he said.

“I figure you need money to keep things going over there. I'll ask the accountant to debit your expense account. If it's not enough, let me know."

“Thanks, Ivan." Her voice was hoarse. She was on the verge of tears.

Ivan smiled and joked, "Carlos isn't the easiest guy to deal with. And he has a girlfriend now. Hang in there. If you can get him to fall for you again, then you can pay me back. He used to be the head of a multinational group, even richer than some countries."

If Carlos were once a lion, the king of the forest, after the accident he was a caged animal, powerless. One day, if he escaped, he would be a mighty king once more

“You make it sound Like you're short on money," Debbie joked back.

“When it comes to money, the more, the merrier. That's true for everyone. Carlos was rich, but he never stopped working hard."

Debbie agreed, "Yeah. He always worked hard. He didn't want things to go south for him."

“So, you should work hard too. Since you're like a sister to me, if you and Carlos get back together, I will be like a brother-in-law to him.

Ha ha, imagine Carlos calling me ‘Brother.* I look forward to that day." Ivan felt good at that thought.

“Like that would happen."

“Okay. I've arrived at my office. Call me if you need anything."

"Will do. Bye."

After they hung up, Debbie Looked at her phone with a smile, thinking that she was the luckiest person in the world to have so many Loyal friends.

The next day, she and Kasie and Jared went to the cemetery to visit

Emmett's. Then they went to spend some time with Emmett's parents.

His mom's hair had turned shock white. She cried all day, seemingly endlessly. Marc seemed to handle the stress better.

He tried everything to console Emmett's mom, but nothing worked. To distract her, Marc adopted a Little girl from the orphanage.

The girl was five years old. She was perky and Lovely and brought a lot of joy to the family. She filled a hole that had been dug by Emmett's death.

Emmett's mom liked her a lot and she finally had something to keep her mind occupied. She lavished attention and affection on the girl. A young girl requires a lot more of one's time than a grown man, so she had lots to do.

Marc had retired. When he saw Debbie and her friends at the door, he asked Emmett's mom to prepare a big meal for them.