Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife novel Chapter 228

Debbie turned her head around to glance at Carlos. The sullen man stood on higher ground some distance away, glaring at her with his sharp and piercing eyes, his face serious.

Emmett, worry written all over his face, also tried to persuade her. "Tomboy, cool your jets. It's not..." He wanted to say it wasn't worth risking her future just to get revenge on Megan. But he swallowed his words as Carlos was right next to him. He didn't think much of Megan, but Carlos did. And it wasn't worth letting his boss know. His personal feelings weren't necessary for him to do his job, and he knew that. He also knew that he could be replaced at a moment's whim, and he'd been on thin ice more than a few times where Carlos was concerned.

He hurriedly tagged along with Carlos, rushing towards the group.

Seeing Carlos darting towards her like an arrow flown from a bow, Debbie got anxious. She lost her composure and glared at Megan with resentment. "I meant what I said."

"Aargh—"

Splash!

Following a shriek, Megan fell into the river, making a loud splash.

By the time Carlos reached them, Debbie had already pushed Megan into the river. He glared at Debbie angrily, eyes burning with rage. "I thought you were just being rebellious. I never knew you could be this evil," he scolded.

Debbie stared at him without uttering a word.

Seeing that Carlos was about to take off his coat, she got flustered, demanding, "What are you doing? Don't save her!"

Her words added fuel to the fire. His body radiated a frozen aura, which made Jared, Kasie and Emmett all hold their collective breath.

Without taking his eyes off Debbie, Carlos decisively barked orders to the group. "All of you. Jump in now. Save her!"

In fact, the reason why Debbie had to include Kasie and Jared in her plan was that they could save Megan at the last moment. Kasie was a good swimmer and Jared was a strong guy who could easily carry another person. She didn't truly intend to kill Megan, so she had people back her up in case Megan couldn't easily save herself. She wasn't going to kill her, but she was sure going to put the fear of God into Megan.

So Kasie had already been on standby from the moment Megan fell into the river. Now as soon as Carlos gave his order, she instantly jumped in. It wasn't wise to disobey Carlos, despite the fact that she might not be entirely ready. She steadied her strokes, and angled her body so that the currents might not carry her away too. She had no intention of drowning today.

Seeing Kasie jump, Emmett followed her. He had to obey Carlos. Moreover, he wanted to make sure Kasie was safe. He didn't care too much about Megan, but Kasie was his girlfriend. While they hooked up over a few bribes, God helped him, he was starting to have feelings for the girl. He could see why Debbie liked her.

Megan kept struggling after falling into the river. She finally surfaced, but was only able to stay afloat for a second or two, coughing up water. Then, she went under again, dragged down by the strong undertow. She wasn't a strong swimmer to begin with, and being wet, cold, and suddenly dragged into the water really didn't help things.

The very second she surfaced, Emmett spotted her and swam towards her. His sleek body cut through the darkened, menacing waves. He knew this was a life-or-death situation, and one slip meant he'd be in danger too.

On the riverbank, Carlos grabbed hold of Debbie's wrist. "You crossed the line this time!" he yelled angrily. He held her hand tightly, so it hurt. He was beginning to lose control of his anger, and it bubbled to the surface now that Megan was in danger.

Surprisingly, Debbie broke his grip. "She just fell into the river, and now you're worried? What about me? I could have died! I nearly did!"

Carlos' face became livid. Feeling the tension between the couple which was like the calm before the storm, Jared felt like a tornado was on its way to come and destroy everything.

As Carlos responded with silence, Debbie continued to mock him, "Aren't you always so composed? I remember you being quite calm when you had me tossed overboard."

Carlos coldly cast her a sidelong glance and took off his coat while roaring, "It's a life-or-death matter. I can't just sit back and watch!"

"Then why did you just sit back and watch when I was in danger? Huh? Carlos Huo, if you jump down to save her now... you...marry her." Debbie didn't dare to spit out the phrase "we divorce."

"You trying to piss me off?" He flung his coat to one side and grabbed hold of her wrist, pulling her closer to the edge. "Then we go down together!"

He was determined to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, he was afraid she might kick Megan off a skyscraper next time.

Before Debbie got what he meant, he had dragged her down to the river with him...

Everything happened in a split second. Jared was completely taken aback, his jaw dropped. There were six people who had come here, and four of them had jumped down to save one woman. What in the world was going on?

The icy-cold water pierced Debbie to her bone, but that was not why she was cold. It was not her body, so much as her heart. She struggled to break Carlos' forceful grip on her wrist. In a muffled and weak voice, she said sadly, "Carlos, I'm so cold. It's not my body... but my heart..."