She appreciated Noe’s kindness, but she didn’t need it.
-Well, if you say no, then no.
Noe showed no expression of displeasure, but respected Mariana’s wishes. If she did not agree, he would not force her.
He had always respected Mariana.
-Mr. Cantero, don’t misunderstand me.
Mariana’s gaze rested on Noe with some regret. Noe had good intentions and intended nothing else.
It was not good for Mariana to resist too much.
-Mariana, don’t overthink it, I respect your wishes,” Noe smiled and said.
Being with him, Mariana really should avoid suspicion.
-This soup is delicious, since you haven’t eaten much, it’s good to have some of this -Noe directly changed the subject and pushed the soup in front of her to Mariana’s side.
Mariana gawked and took the soup.
Although the food on the plane wasn’t very good, the VIP menu wasn’t too bad. As Noe said, the soup alone looked exceptional.
-Thank you,” Mariana said thank you and drank the soup.
After an hour, the plane began to prepare for descent.
Only then did Mariana realize that she had indeed left the place. She opened the darkening panel and looked at everything underground. Her heart was actually yearning and a little scared.
“I wonder if I made the right decision or not.”
As of today, his son will have no father.
-Attention all passengers, the plane may experience slight turbulence, please be careful when using the lavatory…..
The voice over the radio was, as always, familiar.
Mariana leaned back against the seatback, remembering the scenes where she used to catch up with the announcements.
Nothing had changed since then.
-Mr. Cantero, how long are you going to stay abroad? -Mariana spoke suddenly, leaving Noe off guard.
Noe was stunned for a moment before speaking:
-It won’t be a short time this time, it could be a month.
-That long?
Mariana thought a month was a bit long.
But a month shouldn’t be enough time to forget someone, how long would it take to forget Leopoldo? Mariana did the calculations in her mind, circling an unknown number. She didn’t know how long it would take to forget, but she could do her best not to remember.
Everyone had their own lives and time would drag it all down.
-She’s still fine,” Noe smiled, wanting to see Mariana’s face.
But Mariana’s whole body was pinned to the seat, making it very difficult for Noe to see her face clearly. Noe simply gave up and stopped struggling to deliberately look the other way.
-You don’t have to call me Mr. Cantero in the future, just call me Noe,” Noe continued.
He was telling Mariana that he hoped she would stop calling him “Señor Cantero”.
Mariana gaped as she shrank back in her chair alone, as if she had fallen straight to sleep. Noe stopped talking and kept silent, fearing it would affect Mariana’s rest.
From the moment she got into the car, Noe felt that she was tired.
It seemed she had made a big decision, a very important one.
Inside the villa’s salon.
The butler stood in front of him, without saying a word. Since Leopoldo had returned, he had been sitting in front of the sofa and had not moved a step. Everyone in the family knew that Leopoldo was waiting for Mariana.
The lady, who had left early in the morning, had not yet returned.
-Mr. Durán, everyone has been contacted and none of the lady’s friends know her whereabouts,” Alonso approached Leopoldo and said seriously.
He said she was a friend of Mariana’s, but she was just a co-worker. Mariana basically had no good friends she could talk to.
It was very unlikely that these people knew where Mariana had gone.
-Have you asked them all? -Leopoldo looked at Alonso and asked.
From the moment Alonso lost her, it was as if she had evaporated into thin air. After waiting so long, Leopoldo’s mind became more and more unbearable the longer he waited.
“Where had he gone? At least she had her phone with her.”
But Mariana’s phone was always off.
Positioning doesn’t work at all.
-I’ve already asked them,” Alonso steeled his patience and answered Leopoldo. He had asked everything that could be asked and no one knew Mariana’s whereabouts.
-Garbage!
Leopoldo stood up startled and kicked Alonso hard.
Alonso couldn’t even get such a simple thing right. Thanks to Alonso, who was still the person he cherished the most, he had lost the most important person to him. Leopoldo’s heart was overwhelmed with disappointment.
Thinking about that last call, Leopoldo felt an overwhelming sense of regret.
-I’m sorry, Mr. Durán.
Alonso suddenly realized the importance of the matter and quietly began to apologize. It was really his mistake to have lost Mariana. However, he felt there was a catch.
With Mariana’s own strength, how could she suddenly disappear?
Alonso had a suspicion in his head, but he did not dare to venture it.
-Señor Durán, I have an idea in mind.
In this critical situation, Alonso still risked his guts and prepared to speak.
Leopoldo gave him a look full of disdain.
-Speak.
As long as it was about Mariana, he wanted to know everything.
Both good and bad, he wanted to know no matter what.
-How can a lady disappear in such a short time? -Alonso looked at Leopoldo with a gesture in his eyes.
Leopoldo was a bit incredulous and kept looking at Alonso.
-What do you mean?
Alonso’s eyes fell on Leopoldo and he addressed a few words of caution to him.
-The lady might have planned to leave him before?
It was a possibility and not impossible.
-What are you babbling about? -Leopoldo didn’t want to believe it and thought Alonso was talking nonsense.
Why would Mariana leave him? He had everything she wanted, and there was nothing he couldn’t satisfy her with. Besides, there was still her child in Mariana’s womb.
Impossible, really improbable.
-Mr. Durán, you can’t trust the lady too much either,” Alonso’s gaze fell on Leopoldo and he said seriously.
If he did not trust Mariana, then who would he trust?
Leopoldo looked at Alonso with contempt.
-What the hell do you mean?
-Just…
Alonso felt that it was not that he had lost him, but that Mariana had deliberately avoided him. And with her posture, she was also looking out for Leopoldo.
Leopoldo could not ignore it all because he loved Mariana.
-Get out!
Before Alonso could continue speaking, Leopoldo scolded coldly.
-Go and find out exactly how Mariana avoided you. There are so many cameras at the intersection where you lost her, I don’t care how you investigate, you must find out for me!
Leopoldo had the worst possible plan in mind, even if deep down he couldn’t accept it.
Mariana couldn’t just leave, she had to at least give him an explanation.
-Okay, I’ll be right there.
Alonso was upset, feeling that Leopoldo was not listening to his explanation at all.