Micaela’s words made Carlos frown.
Micaela raised her head, looked at the man and said seriously:
-I don’t want to forget you, Alba and all the friends I have now, nor do I want to forget all the beautiful moments we have created together in exchange for childhood memories. This price is too high.
Alba was heartbroken inside after hearing what her best friend said. She had always been considering Micaela as her own family member, and she didn’t want Micaela to erase her from her memory.
Inwardly, Alba felt that if Micela were to forget Carlos, she herself would not be able to resist the urge to take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to Carlos. She was afraid of becoming that kind of person who would do anything at any cost for love, and she was afraid of hurting her best friend and Ernesto, so she was in favor of Micaela’s decision.
-If you don’t want to, then don’t do it. I don’t want you to forget about me. Anyway, it’s all in the past, and you’re fine now.
Ernesto agreed with Alba and said:
-Yes, living in the moment is the most important thing. The past is in the past. Maybe it’s providence that has let you forget your childhood memory.
Carlos looked softly at Micaela, caressed her cheek affectionately and said in a low voice:
-Honey, if I can’t find out who is behind this, what will I do to protect you if another similar accident happens next time?
Micaela suddenly remembered the moment of the shooting the last time: Carlos hugged her and she touched the blood on his back, which stained her hands and even dyed his white shirt red…
Micaela shook her head hard to throw the bloody images out of her head.
“No, such a horrible thing can’t happen anymore.”
Carlos threw his arm around Micaela’s shoulders and said in his deep, comfortable voice:
-So what if you forget me? As long as I remember you, I will still love you and I will make you fall in love with me again even if you forget me.
Micaela looked at the man, emptying.
At this moment, Diego suddenly spoke seriously:
-Madam, there are some people who are impossible to forget. I believe that the love between you and the gentleman will not disappear because of the treatment. Besides, Dr. Wade has not said for certain that you will definitely forget all your present memories. Even if you forget some part of them, I am sure that Mr. Wade and Alba will help you recover them.
Ernesto gave Diego an appreciative look and joked:
-Wow, Diego, I didn’t expect you to be so good at “brainwashing”. Even I am convinced by your eloquence!
After saying this, he looked towards Micaela and encouraged her:
-Micaela, be brave!
Alba gave a deep sigh and agreed that Micaela would receive the medical treatment.
-Mica, whatever happens, I will always be by your side. Look, that Adriana is still hogging your house. She has not only taken over the company your father has founded, but she has also kicked you out of your own house. Don’t you want to know what other dirty tricks are behind all this?
Micaela clenched her fists tightly.
“Yes, everything of Mom and Dad’s has been stolen by the Elvira’s, how can I run away like this and give up to them everything Mom and Dad have worked so hard for?”
Wade had been quietly waiting for Micaela’s final decision on the side.
Micaela made the decision inwardly, looked up to look at Carlos, her eyes misty, and said:
-Carlos, if I really forget about you, make sure you make me remember you again, ok?
The man gently lifted her chin, gave her a kiss on the lips and replied:
-Honey, even if you were to lose all memories about me, I would never let you part from me again.
Ernesto took Alba in his arms, caressing her head with his hand, and sighed inwardly, “Silly, why does she have to torture yourself like this over and over again?”
Alba hugged him around Ernesto’s waist, tears streaming down his light blue shirt.
She cried because of the potential risk Micaela could suffer in the treatment and because of this beautiful scene that was both touching and heartbreaking at the same time.
Micaela couldn’t help but shed tears, too, turned her head to look at her friend and called out to her softly:
-Alba…
This one immediately got rid of Ernesto’s embrace, and hugged Micaela who was approaching herself.
-Mica, don’t forget me, okay?
Micaela nodded her head firmly and answered:
-I will do my best to remember you.
Ernesto, unable to bear the sentimental atmosphere, joked mischievously to ease the tension:
-Micaela, hurry up and tell us first the password of all your bank cards and such, and how much money they owe you. This would be fatal if you forgot it, ha ha ha ha…..
Micaela and Alba burst out laughing at his naughty words.
Carlos gently wiped the tears on Micaela’s cheeks.
Micaela raised her eyes to look at him and confessed seriously:
-Carlos, I love you.
He caressed her head with many caresses and answered her:
-I love you too.
Seeing that Micaela had calmed down, Carlos took her by the hand and followed the doctor to the separate compartment inside the room.
Then the others went out into the hallway to wait.
Alba was pacing the corridor, unable to stop for a moment, so much so that Ernesto could not help but complain:
-Alba, please sit down for a while. You’re making me dizzy.
She obediently sat down on the bench, but before a minute had passed, she couldn’t help getting up again.
-Why is it taking so long?
Ernesto looked at his wristwatch and said:
-Miss Gilabert, it’s only been half an hour since Micaela came in.
***
Two hours later, the door opened and the three of them quickly gathered at the door.
Micela was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, looking like she was sleeping.
A few attendants pushed Micela into the adjoining room and withdrew.
After a brief conversation with Doctor Wade, Carlos quickly came to the room.
Alba sat next to the bed, holding Micaela’s hand, while Ernesto and Diego stood on the other side of the bed.
Seeing Carlos burst into the room, Ernesto consciously gave up his place for him and asked with concern:
-Carlos, what did the doctor say?
-The treatment went well, and the thrombosis has already dissolved. As long as the memory loss was caused by that thrombosis pressing on her nerves, she should be able to recover her lost memories soon.
Alba felt a little strange hearing this.
“Can the hematoma cause memory loss?”
Diego asked aside:
-So now we just need to wait for the lady to wake up on her own?
Carlos sat on the edge of the bed, took the woman’s other hand and said:
-No, I’m going to wake her up personally.
Alba blushed instantly because the tale of Sleeping Beauty came to mind when she heard his words.
“Carlos is going to kiss Mica to wake her up in front of us?”
It turned out that Alba had overthought it.
Carlos merely stroked Micaela’s cheek with one hand and called softly in a low, gentle voice:
-Honey, wake up.
Micaela did not react, and only moved her head slightly to the other side, as if that hand was disturbing her sleep.
Carlos called a few more times and little by little Micaela opened her pretty, clear eyes and wanted to sit up in bed.
Seeing this, Alba and Carlos hurried to hold her back, helping her to lie down. Then they all looked at Micaela with eyes full of expectation.
With a puzzled expression on her face, Micaela asked:
-Where am I?