Carlos put his phone away, stood up, looked at the two of them and said in an unperturbed tone:
-Mr. President, Thank you for your kind invitation. Miss Alicia, I don’t need you to help me become more powerful. Power and wealth are complements that I can take or leave, but, as for Micaela, I must have her. Goodbye.
Mr. President was surprised. Evidently Carlos was a man of ambition, but he was ignorant of power and position, and rejected his kind offer outright!
He could no longer find any reason to keep Carlos around and was very sorry that he and his daughter would not have that fate.
When Carlos returned to the hotel, Micaela had fallen asleep on the couch. She had waited for Carlos at noon and had not taken a nap, so she thought she would close her eyes to get some rest with a cushion in her arms and happened to fall asleep.
Carlos looked at the little woman and showed a slight smile. When he was about to take her to bed with his arms around her, she woke up with a start. When she saw Carlos in front of her, she threw her arms around his neck and said in a soft voice:
-Carlos, I’m going to lock you up so you won’t look at another woman…..
Carlos gently took the little woman in his arms, sat down on the sofa, kissed her on the forehead, and said with a tender voice:
-Okay, Micaela, lock me in, I can only look at you.
Micaela blushed instantly, full of joy, and buried her face in his arms, while her hands encircled him even more.
Seeing him back, she finally felt calm, and just wanted to rest in his arms and feel the warmth of his body.
-Are you going to get in trouble for refusing Mr. President?
Carlos laughed.
His thin lips pressed against Micaela’s ear and he said in a hoarse voice:
-How do you know I refused him?
Micaela’s muffled voice came from her chest.
-Because you only want me.
Carlos smiled, wanting to rub her on his body.
-My Micaela, you make me so happy.
She didn’t ask at all what had happened to him and simply trusted him decisively. He was very pleased.
Micaela suddenly raised her head and said with an intentional feign of anger:
-But I am angry! You have eaten with another woman!
-Well, it’s my fault, how are you going to punish me?
Micaela tilted her head to one side, thought for a moment and said seriously:
-We’ll never come to Catyblaca Nation!
It was possible that Alicia was still in love with Carlos?
-All right.
Carlos agreed in a good mood, kissing her on the cheeks many times.
-Micaela, are you jealous?
Micaela sank even deeper into his arms and said after a long time:
-Yes.
Carlos hugged her tighter, satisfied.
-I’m taking you to dinner tonight?
As long as she was with Carlos, Micaela didn’t care what she ate, so she nodded her head unconcerned.
Only when they arrived at the place did she realize that Carlos had booked the most luxurious western food restaurant in Catyblaca Nation.
It was a restaurant with clear glass on all sides, including the roof. The weather was nice tonight, with a beautiful starry sky.
The restaurant was lavishly decorated, a band was playing soft music, and the atmosphere was extraordinarily romantic.
Micaela liked the style of the place at first glance, but the more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and it took her a while to realize that Alba and Ernesto had been here too, and had even shared the photos on their WhatsApps!
Micaela felt more affection for the restaurant.
Carlos ostensibly showed his love for Micaela. Although the people around them took the photos, Carlos didn’t mind and took care of her during dinner as always.
After a good while, Micaela noticed that he was taking steps to clear up the midday comments.
She was so moved that she also didn’t mind people taking pictures of them, enjoying the romance of dating in a foreign country….
The photos of them having dinner together showed happiness, and they had just been published, the number of views instantly surpassed that of the noon news. The crowd understood that in Carlos’s eyes there was only Micaela….
Soon after, the president also clarified that the lunch with Carlos was common and had no purpose, besides, Alicia’s appearance was casual.
He gave an explanation to everyone and also implicitly replied to Carlos that he would never bother him.
Carlos and Micaela ignored her and went straight back to Teladia the next day.
It was only ten o’clock when they arrived at Teladia and Carlos took Micaela directly to the company.
Micaela bothered Carlos about Olivia’s business and he had to call Leonardo to find out what had happened.
After hearing Leonardo’s description, Carlos let go of Micaela, walked over to the window, and said with a scolding tone:
-You were too anxious. You pounced on Olivia after seeing her, but, at least you should say what you have to talk about.
Leonardo answered without hesitation:
-I haven’t made love to her in half a year, I’d almost become a priest! You try, not six months, just one month, not being able to touch your wife, how would you feel?
And Leonardo had said he would marry Olivia right away after he got back, and he had told Olivia countless times that he loved her, but the cruel little woman had gone without hesitation!
Charles choked. He had indeed experienced that the more he loved Micaela, the more he wanted to hold her….
Looking at the hesitant little woman who was following him, Carlos changed the subject:
-You can look into that blond man, he might get a breakthrough.
-Yes, I have already sent someone to investigate him.
Carlos then hung up the phone.
He took Micaela’s hand, sat down on the sofa, and briefly summarized what Leonardo had said:
-Yesterday Leonardo stayed at a hotel and the room next door was occupied by Olivia. After Leonardo made love to Olivia, she slipped away again. Leonardo has found a small trace and is still looking for her.
Micaela was a little surprised by the coincidence that the two had stayed in the same hotel, even neighboring rooms.
Had the two of them fucked each other?
Thinking about what Carlos had just said that Leonardo had been craving, Micaela managed to understand what it meant and blushed slightly.
What Olivia could make love to Carlos proved that she was still in love with Leonardo, so it was only a matter of time before they got back together.
Micaela got up in a good mood.
-Carlos, mind your own business, don’t worry about me, I’m going to have fun in the lounge.
As she said, she went to the lounge with pleasure.
Carlos looked at her perky figure and suddenly felt a little guilty.
Was he too dependent on Micaela?
After Alba left, every time Micaela was off work, he would take her to the office to keep her company, as if she had no freedom….
He simply loved her so much that he wanted to see her every moment….
I knew Micaela, it took her a long time to make friends with others, but once a person entered her heart, she would pay a lot of attention to them. For example, she cared a lot about her friends, and their affairs were as if they were her own…..
This might have something to do with the fact that he had no other family….
Looking at the snowy sky outside, she thought that New Year’s Eve was approaching, and it would take her back to Salamentro to tour around the place where she had lived in childhood and to see her future relatives….
Some matters occurred to her from long before, Carlos got up, went back to his desk and sat down.
Some things needed to be forgotten.
Micaela lay down on the bed in the living room and started watching the news again, but she read an incredibly shocking one!
The president of the Carballo Group, Katarina’s father, had transferred all his shares and real estate to Antonio.