Olivia reinforced her thoughts, and took Alba’s hand after a good while to apologize.
-Alba, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that before.
Alba raised her eyebrows, joking:
-Olivia, I swear I’ll only eat what’s in my own bowl, and what’s in the pot, I won’t think about it.
She knew perfectly well that there was no chance between her and Carlos. She simply needed more time to forget and divert that love….
If there was no accident, she was probably going to be Ernesto’s girlfriend. After all, her sincerity, she saw it and remembered….
But Olivia was given a fright in her heart. What Alba said had another deep meaning….
Ernesto came out of the kitchen with the dishes and asked:
-Carlos, I told you to ask Leonardito to come to dinner, have you informed him?
Hearing that, Olivia turned her head and looked at him.
She was not ready to see him yet…
The doorbell rang, with utmost urgency.
Ernesto put down the dishes. As I was closer to the door, I went straight to open it.
Leonardo appeared with an anxious face. He hardly looked at Ernesto for a second, he withdrew his gaze to the living room. After searching for a while, he noticed Olivia, who was next to Alba….
Leonardo ran up to her….
For the first time Olivia saw a Leonardo, with irritated and tired eyes, freshly sprouted beard. Even he didn’t dress as beautiful and elegant as before either. He looked quite shabby….
The next second, Olivia was hugged by Leonardo with great force.
-Olivia, I’m sorry, it’s my fault, I’m going to reject Natalia. You can’t not answer my calls, don’t turn off your phone, don’t let me not find you. I almost got on a plane to Paris to find you….
Olivia’s heart was pounding, she felt unbelievable but also happy….
Leonardo let go of Olivia a little, lowered his head and looked intently at the woman in his arms. Grateful that she didn’t pull out, he hugged her tightly again….
After a long moment, she turned around angrily and looked at Carlos.
-Carlos, why did you lie to me!
Micaela was helping Ernesto to take the dishes out of the kitchen and when she heard this, she looked at them with surprise….
Carlos was sitting on the sofa, leaning his back on it with his legs crossed, he would look very relaxed. Hearing that, he gave a glance at Leonardo and asked:
-What did I deceive you about?
-You lied to me that Olivia had no contact with Micaela, and you tricked me into looking everywhere. I was about to board a plane!
Leonardo bit his teeth in fury:
-Do you know that last night I stayed up all night looking for Olivia? Since I dared to alert her parents, I had to ask in a roundabout way. And they told me that she was neither at home nor at the studio, and hadn’t contacted anyone. Even her phone was turned off. I had toured all the places in Teladia that Olivia could go to…..
Olivia had said the city she most wanted to visit was Paris, just in case she had already left the country, he rushed to book a flight to chase her down!
If Carlos hadn’t called her to come to dinner at Ernesto’s house saying that the person he was looking for was also there, she would have boarded the plane to Paris!
The more he thought about it, the angrier Leonardo became.
-This morning, when I asked you if Olivia had contacted Micaela, you said no! But she told me earlier that Olivia was in Barrio Fanslan last night!
I was so angry at the thought of her indifferent tone on the phone!
Olivia was shocked, but also touched at the same time….
Surprised that Carlos would lie to Leonardo; and moved, it was because she guessed Carlos’ purpose…..
Carlos closed the magazine and put it on the table. He looked at him with a cold and imperturbable tone as usual.
-Now, do you know what to do?
Leonardo stopped, and understood Carlos’ intention.
Carlos wanted him to recognize what was most important to him?
If he lost Olivia, why make the effort, and what would be the point even if he got the project he wanted?
Ernesto leaned against the kitchen door and shook his head.
-Leonardito, Don Juan, now you know Carlos’s capacity already? What he wants is to let you experience what it means to “Just know how to appreciate after losing”!
Leonardo lowered his head and looked at the woman in his arms. He really had a lot of feelings in his mind. And he said to Carlos a good while later:
-I know.
Then he said to Olivia:
-I’m very sorry I didn’t think about your position, sorry. I will give you a satisfactory explanation, don’t leave me, okay?
Olivia burst into tears with emotion, and couldn’t help but nod her head.
Alba also got very emotional, but she still didn’t forget to joke:
-Olivia, you just told me I was showing my love, now you touch yourself, are you happy?
Olivia couldn’t stop the smile, and hid her face in her boyfriend’s arms.
Micaela and Alba were also sincerely glad that Olivia and Leonardo had reconciled.
The dishes were almost ready. Micaela went to help in the kitchen, and soon dinner was ready.
Everyone sat down. Olivia and Micaela gave the best commentary on Ernesto’s culinary skill, which made him very proud. Ernesto put a hand on the back of Alba’s chair, reached over and said:
-Look, dear girlfriend, I have so many advantages, you have to appreciate me!
Even if she did not love me, she would not think of abandoning me?
Ernesto thought bitterly, but he had the usual expression.
Rarely that Alba did not retort, and even nodded his head.
-Of course, I should appreciate it, since Mr. Aguayo has taught us a lesson!
They all broke into smiles.
Carlos just curved his mouth, and naturally looked after the woman next to him.
Ernesto opened a few bottles of wine, and toasted with various reasons, such as the reconciliation between Olivia and Leonardo, Micaela and Olivia’s first visit to his house, and Micaela’s passing the test, etc.
Carlos did not allow Micaela to drink more after tasting a little. Tomorrow she would go to the Super Angel team, she would have to keep in good shape.
Although Alba and Ernesto both had things on their minds, they were both active. And the atmosphere is quite cheerful. The three men had had a lot to drink before they realized it.
After dinner, they chatted for a while over tea before leaving.
The four of them went down the elevator.
Leonardo looked at Carlos, he said:
-Carlos, thank you.
He knew Carlos well, he was always indifferent to emotions, and didn’t care about love things at all. But this time, it helped him to distinguish what was most important to him. It really was rare.
He also knew clearly that it was all because Micaela cared about Olivia.
Putting his hand around Micaela’s shoulder, Carlos looked at Leonardo and said:
-Profit from it.
“If you repeat the same mistake later, I have no remedy to help you either. “