The two sat on the couch until dusk, and when the doorbell rang, Alba got up and went to open the door.
Micaela was trying to hide, but when she saw the unfamiliar surroundings, she remembered that she was no longer in Barrio Fanslan.
It was a two-bedroom house, and the decor was a little fancier than the one that had not been remodeled by Carlos before. However, she was in no mood to visit.
As she wanted to enter one of the rooms, she suddenly heard the voice of Sofia, who was carrying a large bag full of various vegetables.
There was a suitcase behind her, and this scene seemed a little familiar to Micaela….
Sofia pulled a small bag out of her pocket, walked over, placed it on the coffee table in front of Micaela, and said:
-Miss Noboa, this is your medicine, I brought it for you. Even though the fever has gone down, there is still a good chance that you have cold symptoms, so you must take it constantly.
Looking at Micaela’s pale little face, Sofia felt a little sad….
Thinking about Carlos’ explanation not to ask any more questions or mention her. Finally, she said nothing, looked around her and headed for the kitchen:
-I’m going to prepare food for you.
Micaela was a little disappointed, surprised and sad….
Alba came closer and said:
-You don’t want to see him, but he is still worried about you. Let’s see, that box is all the clothes for you. Micaela, you should stand up to him….
However, Micaela shrank back on the couch and did not speak.
Then Alba also fell silent.
Sofia didn’t ask any questions and just busied herself with taking care of Micaela.
Luckily, there was no work scheduled now, so Micaela stayed in the house, without going out a step.
Five days had passed and she still hadn’t come out of the shadows.
Alba had been with her at all times, watching her lose weight day by day, but there was nothing she could do.
As Sofia had said, Micaela then came down with a cold. It took her a long time to recover despite having the best medication available.
It was ten o’clock at night, and Micaela was curled up under the blanket, looking at Carlos’ cell phone pictures incessantly.
She knew that Sofia had been informing Carlos about her situation.
She also wanted to get back to him immediately, but she couldn’t do it.
Alba entered her room, lifted her quilt, saw her looking at Carlos’ pictures again, and sighed:
-Micaela, why are you torturing each other?
Micaela sat up, hugging the quilt.
“Who am I to torment Carlos, what has he done wrong?”
“He’s so domineering, even before we met, I fantasized about marrying Marcos, and he was so jealous, how could he not care that I love the man who raped me?”
Thinking about this, she buried her face in the bedspread.
-Miss Noboa.
Sofia’s voice came from the doorway.
Micaela hurried to look at her and heard her saying:
-Go downstairs and persuade Mr. Aguayo, please…..
Micaela was startled by this sentence….
-Miss Noboa, since you have been staying here, Mr. Aguayo has been coming every night. He stays in the car until dawn, and it is the fifth day. It is not convenient to rest in the car, and I see that today he is not in good shape.
Then Micaela put on her slippers and ran out.
Alba looked at her back and felt envious.
Her attitude is going to change at last.
-Thank you, Sofia.
Sofia looked at her and said:
-Miss Gilabert, Miss Noboa and Mr. Aguayo are a perfect couple. You must appreciate the one who deserves it.
Alba suddenly blushed.
“Have my feelings been discovered?”
Carlos, who was sitting in the car, adjusted the seat position downward and leaned back.
The window to the car overlooked the sixth floor window, which happened to be Micaela’s room.
His little girl was in pain and he was having a hard time.
“If I had told her I didn’t care, she would have felt better.”
“But how could I not care?”
“I was crazy with jealousy!”
At the thought that that bastard had not only made love to his little girl, but that she had fallen in love with him, Carlos felt like killing him.
But he also knew that even if he lied to her, she wouldn’t believe him.
A message came from his phone, and he saw that it was from the bodyguard who had been left upstairs.
-Miss Noboa has come down alone.
Carlos sat up in surprise and looked towards the front door, a slender figure had already run out.
Micaela saw him getting out of the car.
Micaela’s hurried steps slowed, but when she saw Carlos’ handsome face in the dim streetlight, she couldn’t help but get excited.
Her hand was pressed against her chest, trying to keep her heart from beating so fast.
Even though there was still some distance, even though the light was not very clear, she could still see that Carlos’ face was slightly haggard.
“How could I do this to him?”
Her steps became slower and slower and she could feel Carlos’ love completely, guessing that he was waiting for her to run into his arms.
She wanted to so badly, but her steps were getting heavier and heavier.
She still couldn’t get over the obstacle in her heart….
“What if I still can’t face him?”
“He deserves a better woman than me!”
With tears in her eyes, she stopped, turned around and ran to the elevator.
“We’re not from the same world…”
Just before she ran for the elevator door, she was grabbed from behind and hugged. Then his voice rang in her ears:
-Little girl! No more retreat!
It was Carlos who hugged her tightly from behind.
-I was going to give you a week to calm down, but now that you have come down to see me, you cannot leave me again!
She missed his embrace so much that Micaela didn’t want to fight.
In the moment of doubt, Carlos turned her body so that she was facing him. The elevator door opened, and two people stepped out. Carlos protected her head with his arms so they could not see her.
Those two didn’t care and left immediately.
They entered the elevator and he closed the door. Micaela struggled to get out of his embrace, but he hugged her tighter and threatened her:
-There are surveillance cameras here.