Take My Breathe Away

Chapter 2: The Exclusive Carlos

After planting a kiss on Carlos' lips, Debbie immediately withdrew, fled the hallway and ran straight back to the room.        
   

"Debbie!" Kasie shrieked as she shut the door. "You were awesome, girl!" she said proudly, slapping the celebrant on the back. Panting after her escape, Debbie heaved a sigh of relief.    

Meanwhile, Carlos' face darkened after the surprise kiss. He stood rooted to the spot but saw the girl disappear inside Room 501. The man was about to ask his bodyguards to haul Debbie out of the room and throw her into the sea when his phone rang.    

Annoyed over the interruption, he answered the call. After listening for a few seconds, he snapped, "Okay. I'll be right there." He pressed the button to end the call and then glanced at Room 501. He inhaled sharply to control his fury. There was an emergency in his company, which needed immediate attention.    

"Count your lucky stars today, woman. You better pray I never see you again. You won't get away the next time you provoke me," Carlos muttered as he turned to leave.    

Inside Room 501, Debbie rubbed her red cheeks and felt them burning in embarrassment. It was the most insane thing she had ever done in her life. Heart pounding, her mind was a jumble of thoughts. 'Oh my God! That was my first kiss, and I don't even know who he was!    

Could that have been cheating on my husband?    

Oh never mind! I've already signed the divorce agreement.    

And it's okay even if Carlos isn't willing to sign it. Legally, a couple who's been separated for more than two years is deemed to be automatically divorced anyway.    

I haven't seen him in the three years we've been married. So maybe legally, I'm no longer his wife. That means I was not cheating on him.    

Besides, it was just a kiss...' Debbie forgot everyone around her.    

Suddenly Kasie yelled, "My goodness!" All her classmates jumped at her outburst.    

"What is wrong with you, Kasie? You scared me to death!" Kristina Lin, who was about to drink wine, spilled the liquid and was patting her chest to calm down.    

Excitedly, Kasie stepped up to Debbie, who was still lost in thought, and shook her shoulders.    

"Do you know who that man is?" she demanded. The object of Debbie's prank was a man every woman dreamed of. He was young, handsome, rich, and powerful, and he owned a large multinational group. People called him Mr. Huo as a sign of respect.    

"So, who is he?" Debbie demanded while grabbing a glass of champagne and taking a big gulp.    

"Carlos Huo!" Kasie yelled the name as she looked at the celebrant's face. The name was supposed to say everything about who the man was, so she wanted to be sure Debbie heard it right.    

The champagne sputtered out of the girl's mouth the moment Kasie said Carlos' name. Debbie began coughing violently, unaware that she had spat the liquid on her roommate's face. Instead of getting mad after being showered by champagne on the face, Kasie was stunned.    

Even Jared was flabbergasted when he heard the name. "Mr. Huo? Tomboy, I think you're screwed," he said. Jared was the son of the general manager of a finance company in Y City, and Carlos' name struck his ears like a roar of thunder.    

The familiar name also made Kristina Lin scream. "Debbie, you kissed Mr. Huo! Ohhh. Let me kiss you because it's like kissing him indirectly," she teased her friend.    

Grabbing a handful of tissues, Debbie proceeded to clean her friend's face but was too shocked to apologize.    

When Kristina Lin came forward, Debbie hurled the tissues towards the table and ran away as fast as she could.