Alba ushered him in, talking and laughing all the way.
Because of Micaela’s special status, filling out the forms did not have to be done in the outer room, but in an office specially set up for her. I knew it had been arranged by Carlos.
This time, the jewelry design contest caused a sensation throughout Teladia. Everyone in this profession was eager to be recognized in this contest. For a perfectly designed piece, combined with a large platform, is enough to stand out in the design industry.
So it was only natural to meet a fellow designer here.
However, what disturbed Micaela was that the way this man looked at Alba was obviously not purely.
Maybe it was because she had been with Carlos for a long time, who was good at identifying people, so little by little she also learned a little.
Alba led the man towards her. He stood next to where Micaela was sitting, looked at her and gave her a quirky smile:
-Let me introduce you, his name is Ernesto.
Micaela instantly got up from the stool, with something incredible!
Alba said she had just seen an acquaintance outside, so she had brought him along to save the queue. Unexpectedly, it was this person. What was even more unexpected was that Alba actually said it was Ernesto!
Oh my God!
Micaela was at a loss and tugged at Alba, anxiously saying:
-You’re wrong! The real Ernesto accompanied you here – don’t you remember?
“You’ve been fine for almost a month, why have you suddenly forgotten Ernesto?”
Instantly, the whole office was filled with Alba’s laughter. It seemed she had succeeded in her plan:
-I’m pulling your leg!
The man’s face filled with a soft smile, and he looked at Alba for a long time before greeting Micaela:
-Hello, my name is Miguel Saavedra.
He was handsome and tall, wearing black pants and a white blouse along with a mid-length trench coat.
Of course, Micaela knew his name. From Alba, she had an impression of this man.
When he was in college, he was a handsome man, with good grades and good sports, so a large group of girls liked him, and Alba was no exception. At the time, she took advantage of her part-time job to watch Miguel play basketball.
Only after he graduated did Alba forget about him.
At the time, Micaela was very busy, plus she was insensitive to love, so she didn’t notice Alba’s affection at the time.
It wasn’t until later, when she attended the sports day episode, in a setting that evoked memories like the one on campus, that Alba said she had secretly liked a senior and then forgot about him.
Only then did she realize that the senior she was talking about was Miguel.
Alba uttered an even more explosive piece of news in Micaela’s ear:
-The day I returned to the country, it was he who impersonated Ernesto, and then I beat him up.
Micaela was even more surprised.
Miguel laughed and said:
-It was all fate. I hadn’t realized either that you had forgotten me so clearly, beating me to death for a joke. Now my tooth still hurts.
Alba burst out laughing:
-You look like you need to exercise more!
-Do you hit your boyfriend a lot too?
Alba’s face lifted with a happy smile at the thought of Ernesto:
-Without messing with me, I don’t feel like hitting him.
After all, he loved her and spoiled her a lot.
-Do you hit him whenever he provokes you?
-That’s right!
As Micaela watched the interaction between the two, she vaguely sensed Ernesto getting jealous.
-So, how did you two meet? -Micaela couldn’t help but ask.
Alba had forgotten about him and had beaten him up, but now she seemed to know him very well.
-After I beat him up that day, he added me into our peer group and asked me to pay the medical bills. I found out he was actually a former student. Then I saw him on the list for the design contest, and then I found out he was quite talkative.
Alba said without much thought.
Miguel’s expression was a little different.
“To me, you’re not just my college roommate.”
The person in charge of distributing the forms came in, greeted Micaela respectfully, and then handed the forms to the three of us.
The three sat down and filled out the forms.
After confirming the date, designs and participation requirements, the three left together.
As they were leaving the building, Micaela noticed that the car in front belonged to Ernesto. He had not left and was waiting for Alba the whole time.
Alba immediately took the hat and glasses out of the backpack and gave them to Micaela.
Miguel smiled and asked:
-Can I invite you for dinner?
Micaela was about to say no when Alba answered first.
-You want me to apologize for hitting you the other day, don’t you? Not at all.
Then, taking Micaela’s arm, she added:
-Besides, if you want to have dinner with Micaela, have you gone through Sr. Aguayo’s approval?
Miguel smiled and looked at her.
“Alba keeps talking so directly and so much to his liking.”
At that moment her love for him was so obvious, but suddenly it disappeared, which saddened him for a long time.
When Micaela saw Ernesto approaching from behind Miguel, who was obviously aggressive, she hurried to say:
-Thanks for the invitation, but Alba’s boyfriend is coming?
Before the words were finished, Ernesto had already approached with a grim face, pulling Miguel’s shoulders to turn him around, and then giving him a fierce punch that sent him back several steps.
Alba was surprised and rushed to try to help him, questioning Ernesto in a loud voice:
-Ernesto, what are you doing! Senior, are you all right?
Ernesto dragged Alba backwards and said to Miguel:
-Get away from Alba!
Micaela was speechless at this charade.
“Ernesto is too impulsive.”
“Even if Miguel likes Alba, Ernesto can’t hit him.”
Alba even struggled to break free from her confinement, and said in exasperation:
-Ernesto, don’t be so over the top!
Ernesto wrapped his arms around her and said angrily:
-She’s getting close to you on purpose!
That day, when he came back from abroad, this man pretended to be him and tried to take his wife away from him.
Y…
Alba explained:
-It was just an accident. He saw the video of us in the program together, so he knew about our relationship. It was just a joke with us.
Ernesto looked at the person in his arms and asked with a frown:
-Just a joke? He said that and you created it?
Alba nudged him and said loudly:
-It doesn’t matter if I believe it or not. Micaela and I met him today by chance when we came to fill out the repeat form. Ernesto, don’t be so childish, okay?
“What exactly do you suspect?”
“Do you doubt your feelings for him?”
“After all these experiences, you still don’t trust me?”
Ernesto’s fist clenched tightly.
-He posed as me to pick you up. Since he’s your superior, do you care less about this matter?
Miguel wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Ernesto and snorted a laugh:
-Are you not confident in yourself, or in Alba’s love? I approached Alba on purpose, so you’re nervous? You also know she liked me?
“What?”
Alba and Ernesto paused.
-She liked me. If I had known then that she had trouble identifying people and that her sudden strangeness toward me was because she liked me and therefore had forgotten about me, I would have been by her side. So now her boyfriend would be me.