Ernesto, Tomas and Bianca were full of surprise and admiration.
Micaela was really amazing! Victor was quite a difficult person to deal with as he said himself, but he was convinced by Micaela with only two contacts!
Alba squeezed her eyes towards Micaela.
“Micaela, this is an official entry into Carlos’ family!”
Micaela blushed slightly in embarrassment.
Taking Micaela’s hand from under the table, Carlos lifted the corners of his mouth.
Dinner was so pleasant that Victor had the urge to stay here longer.
Around ten o’clock, everyone left in succession. Sofia had also prepared a room for Victor to stay in.
Carlos received a phone call and went up to the second floor study to attend to official business.
He had to resolve urgent matters first, and then….
He noticed a strange smell of traditional medicine, Carlos looked up and saw Micaela enter with a tray in her hand, with a white porcelain pot on top from which the smell came out.
Micaela put the tray on the table in front of the couch, then poured a bowl of soup from the pot and brought it to Carlos.
Carlos raised a brow and looked at Micaela.
Micaela’s gaze wandered a bit as she explained:
-You always stay up late on business trips, so I went to buy you traditional tonics. I’ve let it cool, drink it soon….
Carlos smiled. Seeing her evasive expression, he pulled her in and sat her in his arms.
-Just to regulate the late nights?
Micaela nodded vigorously.
-Of course!
Carlos’ eyes shone with a certain light.
-Chiquita, you’re not a good liar?
How can the ability to lie be good or bad? Micaela turned her head away and struggled to get out of his embrace. Carlos wrapped his arms firmly around her and said in her ear in a low voice.
-Let me guess, could it be because I haven’t tried hard enough to satisfy you?
Deeply flushed, Micaela shook her head like a rattle.
Restless hands begin to fidget.
-You’ve bought me tonics, apparently I can’t hold on any longer, or you’ll doubt my ability…..
Micaela hurried to cover her mouth with her hand, her face as red as if it were on fire.
-Of course not. It’s just that you ask for too much, and I’m afraid it might be harmful to your health, so I added some nutritious herbs….
Micaela regretted very much having gone to the pharmacy, now she couldn’t explain it even if she had a few more mouths.
Carlos took her hand away and her voice became even more muffled.
-Are you worried about my health?
Micaela nodded strongly.
Carlos took the bowl of medicine and drank it straight down. Watching his actions, Micaela thought the simple gesture of holding the bowl with his head slightly raised was extraordinarily charming….
Carlos put down the bowl, with the medicinal soup still in his mouth, his deep eyes looked at Micaela.
Alarm sounded in Micaela’s heart, but it was too late, he had already approached her lips and was spooning the soup into her mouth
Micaela was forced to swallow it all with a frown. It didn’t smell good, and it turned out the taste was bad indeed.
Her tongue didn’t want to come out afterwards, the kiss was mixed with the bitterness of the medicine, but Carlos couldn’t hold back any longer, and picked the woman up directly.
-Micaela, I have to physically prove to you that I don’t need them?
***
The next day, Micaela woke up before dawn, because she remembered that Victor was there.
She had to behave well, get up early and preferably, have breakfast ready. But when she turned over, she felt sore and weak….
Micaela swore in her heart that she would never give him traditional tonics again….
Gritting her teeth, she was about to get up when the man next to her pulled her into his arms, and his head rubbed in the hollow of her shoulder.
-Where are you going?
Carlos’s voice was still quite sleepy.
-I’m going to make breakfast…..
-I won’t allow it, sleep now.
Having said this, his arms and legs wrapped around her, locking her tightly.
Micaela could not move and thought she would get up when he was asleep, but she herself also went back to sleep. When she woke up again, Carlos was already up.
God, she fell asleep!
Micaela ran to the closet and opened it before she remembered that her clothes weren’t there. But she was surprised to see that it was full of her clothes, which, to the naked eye, were all new and attached to his.
Micaela’s head suddenly ached. Carlos had said he would fix up the Yeosu Bay villa and was already shopping for furniture. The way things were going, it looked like he would be adding clothes for her to all the homes, so how would she get to wear them all?
There was no time to think about it anymore. She grabbed a dress and put it on, hurried downstairs after washing up.
Victor was sitting on the couch watching the morning news. And on the other side of the sofa, Carlos was holding an economic newspaper.
Although his eyes were looking at the TV, Victor felt very excited about Carlos’ company.
Even though he was just reading the paper, it was truly the most affectionate scene in over a decade of indifferent treatment!
Sofia came out of the kitchen and called everyone to breakfast.
Micaela came downstairs and greeted the Victor, then questioned Carlos with her eyes.
“Why didn’t you wake me up!”
Carlos got up, approached her, took her hand naturally and whispered in her ear:
-Weren’t you exhausted last night? Do you blame me for letting you sleep any longer?
Victor glanced at the two of them, and decided to return to Salamentro soon. If he saw the public display of affection from the two of them every day, he feared his old heart would not be able to take it!
After breakfast, Victor said he was going back to Salamentro.
Carlos nodded his head.
-I’m going to ask Tomas to come with you.
Victor was a little surprised that Carlos cared about him.
Then he softened his heart even more, and said after a while:
-Carlos, about that matter, it was my fault, I’m sorry.
Carlos paused, and many complex emotions appeared in his deep eyes.
Micaela was a little nervous about Carlos’ reaction. She had the feeling that the matter mentioned by Victor had to do with Carlos’ mother. But since they didn’t say it clearly, she didn’t dare to ask.
After a long while, Carlos raised his head and looked at Victor. His eyes were already calm and his voice was habitual.
-It’s all over.
Victor nodded his head, looked out the window and said slowly:
-Take Micaela with you for New Year’s Eve.
Without answering, Carlos gave Micaela a sandwich.
Micaela didn’t get into his conversation, she just concentrated on breakfast.
Carlos had his thoughts and difficulties. She didn’t know what had happened and had no right to get involved, nor could she influence his thoughts.
Carlos reached out, rubbed Micaela’s head and said.
-I’ll take you to the airport.
Victor was a little disappointed, but didn’t show it.