Carlos sat without speaking, just looking at Ernesto with a deep look, for he knew very well even that Ernesto was not what Leonardo said he was.
Alba was trembling with rage.
“The bastard kissed me this morning and I didn’t even bother with him, how can he try to do something even more outrageous!”
Micaela saw that Alba was about to explode and hurried to calm her down.
-Alba, don’t get angry, speak calmly.
Olivia spoke the truth in one sentence:
-Don’t listen to Leonardito, Mr. Mancebo is only worried about you.
Alba snorted:
-Is that how he always “worries” about the girls? No wonder he’s such a jerk.
“It’s just that I kissed her at the airport to avoid other women, isn’t it? Will this be a stain on my life?” thought Ernesto angrily.
Leonardo told Ernesto to sit down and then took a seat next to him:
The meal was over anyway, so Micaela and Olivia took Alba to sit on a side couch.
Micaela lowered her voice and asked:
-Alba, what’s going on between you and Ernesto?
Olivia also blinked her big eyes and looked at Alba curiously.
Alba said immediately:
-After the accident yesterday, he and I went to Moontime and I threw up all over the place because I was drunk and I ended up waking up this morning thinking I had changed my clothes, so I tried to hit him, but I didn’t succeed, instead he bit me. That was it.
The only thing Alba remembered was that she had been drinking a lot and she didn’t remember anything she had said yesterday or how he had taken her to the hotel.
Olivia had a strange look on her face.
-Alba, don’t get too upset, Mr. Mancebo, he…. -Olivia didn’t know how to speak for Ernesto and then she said- -Mr. Mancebo is also too casual, how can he kiss a girl like that!
Micaela was also angry, but thinking about what Carlos had said, she asked inquiringly:
-She just changed your clothes and did nothing else, did she?
Olivia, who also wanted to ask this question, immediately looked pointedly at Alba:
-Don’t you dare!
Alba shouted angrily, which made the others look, and Alba was quick to lower her voice again:
-She said my clothes were changed by the waitress.
-Oh, so Mr. Mancebo is such a gentleman! -Olivia interjected, “Alba, Mr. Mancebo is not really a bad man, he had quite a few girlfriends in the past, but they were only girlfriends he slept with, no love, he may not be clean physically, but his heart must be clean!
Micaela frowned and with a serious face said in unison with Alba:
-So he’s no longer an asshole?!
“Well… It seems so.”
Olivia, not knowing what to say, looked at Ernesto and mentally apologized.
“Mr. Mancebo, I was going to speak for you, but the more I talk about you, the worse it seems…”
On the men’s side, Leonardo looked at Ernesto and said:
-Ernesto, Alba is very beautiful, but you see she is not an easy woman to conquer, so you should give up.
Ernesto bowed his head, no longer as animated as before.
Carlos stood up, patted him on the shoulder and whispered:
-Ernesto, I believe in you. Let’s go.
Ernesto looked up in surprise….
Carlos, however, did not continue this topic and continued in a low voice:
-These days pay attention to Alba’s safety and do not take it lightly until you catch who is behind it.
Leonardo looked incredulous:
“It can’t be, had Ernesto really fallen in love with a woman this time?”
Carlos looked at Leonardo and said:
-Leonardito, look at the facts before saying anything.
Leonardo looked at Ernesto and asked him with his eyes:
“Really, are you really in love with that woman?”
Ernesto was a little demoralized because he felt that Alba did not like him.
Carlos walked over to Micaela:
-Come on, honey, I’ll take you back.
Leonardo got into his car, ready to take Olivia to work, but his mind was still in shock.
Micaela: -Hey, can you concentrate on driving?
Olivia reminded the distracted Leonardo.
Leonardo looked at his girlfriend and said:
-Ernesto hasn’t been around other people of the opposite sex, lately, it’s clear that Alba is not his type, but how can it be that he’s falling for her?
-So, what would you say is Mr. Mancebo’s type of taste?
-The soft ones who don’t talk too loud and are cute?
Leonardo listed a long list of types of girls Ernesto had dated in the past.
Olivia laughed.
-I think he and Alba are perfect for each other, I thought there was going to be a story between Mr. Mancebo and Alba the last time we had dinner, and hey, I really guessed it!
Leonardo was a little speechless as he looked in the rearview mirror and saw Carlos getting into the car with Micaela, leaving Alba alone.
Shortly after, a white Porsche pulled up in front of Alba, driven by none other than Ernesto….
-Get in, masculine! -Ernesto said as he rolled down the window.
Alba reluctantly sat down in the passenger seat, buckled her seat belt and shot an irritated look at Ernesto.
-Don’t call me masculine!
-Oh, what shall I call you then?
Ernesto slowed down once he reached Carlos’ car and continued.
-Baby? Darling? Or, Honey?
Alba rubbed her arms vigorously.
-She kept calling me masculine.
Ernesto couldn’t help but laugh and gave her a look that said:
-Sorry.
Alba pretended to look at him with a surprised expression.
-How did you become so polite and know how to apologize?
Ernesto said irritated.
-I also apologized to you this morning, okay?
Alba didn’t continue the conversation either and said bluntly.
-Ernesto, thanks for saving me last night, I lost a few kisses too, let’s call it even.
-So I’ve benefited from it, right?” said Ernesto jokingly, repressing the sadness he felt inside.
-Hmph, it’s good for you to know.
Micaela looked at Brillantella, whom she soon reached, and looked back, worried about Alba and Ernesto fighting in the car?
-Don’t think so much about it, Ernesto wouldn’t be so ungentlemanly.
Micaela looked at Carlos with surprise.
-How did you know what I was thinking?
Carlos rubbed her head with a fond expression, how could I not know? All of Micaela’s thoughts were written on his face.
-Remember to open those presents, they are yours, don’t give them to anyone else.