Micaela smiled and answered:
-Because I believe in Carlos.
Olivia was very envious and nodded:
-I also believe in his love for you. These photos must have been taken by someone Adriana contacted some time ago, and then bribed the villa staff in advance to find an opportunity to sneak them in, in order to interrupt your game!
After a pause, Olivia added:
-I didn’t expect Adriana to be so resourceful and thoughtful. If this gets out, her career will be ruined. What are you going to do about it, Micaela?
Micaela smiled reassuringly:
-I won’t let her get away with it.
***
The next day the finals began.
That morning, no more pictures came through the door.
Micaela was a little surprised.
“Have they abandoned their plans?”
“I don’t think so.”
Then, Micaela was a little amused at her own thoughts.
“Do I want to see pictures of Carlos with other women that badly?”
Since she could go home and see Carlos after the game in the evening, she became extraordinarily happy and immediately gathered all her things. Finally, she also put the photos she received a few days ago in her bag.
When the time came, the models headed to the dressing room to start putting on their make-up.
Since it was the grand finale, the stage set-up was brand new and there were thousands of people in the audience, so the staff was especially large. Everything was running in an orderly fashion.
Micaela sat in front of the makeup mirror, with Olivia standing behind her, holding her hair back.
-Micaela, give me a hair clip,” Olivia said.
As Micaela was looking through a table full of cosmetics and accessories, she saw a picture….
Then Micaela picked it up.
It was an interior photo featuring a large white bed, messy sheets and feminine underwear….
The meaning of the photo was obvious.
Micaela suddenly became a little nervous as she saw that there was something familiar to her on the bedside table.
It was a white gold tie pin, adorned with a sapphire on the right, with a clear pattern on the tip, and a watermark on the photo, the date of which indicated 7 a. m. today.
As she picked up the photo, Olivia noticed her movement and as she saw her pick up the photo, she unconsciously moved closer too, she also immediately thought it was Adriana’s trick, the fifth photo!
Olivia saw her pick up the photo and moved closer to it. She also immediately thought of the fifth photo, which was Adriana’s trick.
-Micaela, this photo is too fake!
Olivia calmly picked up a clip to fix her hair. Seeing that Micaela was still looking at the photo, she looked down and discovered that Micaela was crying.
Olivia was instantly shocked. When she looked around, she saw that everyone was minding their own business and no one was paying attention to her, so she lowered her voice and said:
-Micaela, what is wrong with you, do you think this picture is real, how can it be!
Micaela’s tears fell on the photo and she said nothing.
Olivia took the photo, crumpled it up and threw it in the trash.
-Micaela, don’t think about nonsense! We’ve been here for a month, just for today! Don’t let everything be lost because of this.
Micaela didn’t respond, with her head down and a lifeless look.
Olivia became even more anxious:
-Micaela, you said yesterday that you believed in him! How can you let this mess affect you now?
Adriana’s seat was right behind Micaela and she could see her every move in the mirror.
Seeing Micaela’s distracted look, Adriana was even happier.
That mysterious guy is really capable!
He knows that what I value the most right now is this match, so he has made a lot of efforts to work with me!
Adriana had no time to think of anything else and saw the cameraman of the program enter.
Since it was a live broadcast, the cameraman came in to film the preparations behind the scenes. In this way, the whole process of the match was visible.
In the company of the photographer, the presenter interviewed the models one by one, who were very self-confident.
Olivia was very anxious. Although Micaela held back tears, she looked very dejected and weak!
-Micaela, cheer up! If Carlos really betrayed you, you can break up with him when you get back. From now on, we’ll live together!
Finally, Micaela spoke and looked at Olivia in the mirror:
-We’ll live together?
Olivia nodded solemnly:
-Yes! Love is not worth it! Friendship above all else!
She looked back at the approaching cameraman and sped up her speech:
-Micaela, come on! It’s a live broadcast, so get your act together!
But Olivia was clearly disappointed.
The presenter was stunned for a moment at the sight of Micaela, who looked very weak.
-This is Miss Noboa. Only, at the moment, it looks like Micaela is not in very good shape. Miss Noboa, the match is about to start, why don’t you look happy?
Without looking at the camera, Micaela answered quietly:
-Thank you, I’m fine.
Anyone could have noticed her unusual mood.
The presenter didn’t know what to do for a moment. Then another thought occurred to her:
-The handsome guy who was the last to appear in yesterday’s video is being discussed all over the internet. Everyone is very curious, is he your boyfriend?
“My God, what a mess!”
“It was all Adriana’s fault!”
Olivia glared angrily at Adriana. Seeing her smug expression, she became very angry.
She had expected Micaela to hurry back to her form.
But Olivia was disappointed again, because when Micaela heard the question, she became even sadder and said nothing.
The presenter was embarrassed. But she still asked:
-Since the models are all isolated from the outside world, they don’t know what’s going on on the internet. Are you sure you won’t reveal your relationship to us, Miss Noboa?
Finally, Micaela uttered a few words in a very mechanical way:
-You have misunderstood. He is not my boyfriend.