Just as the two of them entered the elevator, Alba’s phone rang. Micaela glanced at it out of the corner of her eye and realized that the cell phone was the same model as hers, but in a different color.
The screen showed the identifier: Miguel.
Alba hesitated for a while before answering the call. And his worried voice came from the other side of the phone:
-Alba, are you all right? Your phone has been disconnected and I don’t know where you live?
-I’m all right and you don’t have to worry. I live with my boyfriend.
Miguel paused for a long moment and asked tentatively:
-Do you remember him?
Alba said bluntly:
-Not yet, but he loves me very much. I think I will fall in love with him again if I spend a little more time with him.
-Alba, I have looked for information about the disease you have and it is said that this disease cannot be cured, so even if you fall in love with him now, you will forget him again…..
Alba cut him off directly:
-Miguel, one never knows what will happen in the future. Besides, don’t waste your time on me and I think you can find another girl who is more suitable for you.
Miguel’s voice became more and more anxious:
-Alba, you don’t need to fall in love with me. After all, I don’t want you to forget me. I can be by your side, accompanying you.
Alba remembered the screensaver on her phone and hung up without another word.
-Is Miguel still bothering you? -asked Micaela, looking at Alba with some concern.
The elevator door opened and Alba stepped out, holding her friend’s hand and answered:
-Mica, before Ernesto found me, I did think about trying to go out with Miguel, but now, I don’t want him.
Micaela sighed in relief when she heard this.
-Alba, Ernesto really loves you, and I’m sure you can overcome all obstacles and be happy together until old age.
Seeing the determined look on her best friend’s face, Alba had many different mixed feelings; on the one hand, she still felt the same for Carlos, and on the other hand, she felt vaguely attracted to Ernesto seeing that this man appreciated her so much.
Thinking about this, she put herself in a good mood.
“Maybe Ernesto can get me out of this crazy obsession with Carlos…”
-Although I don’t remember him, I’m not at all repulsed by his proximity. Last night, he slept with me in the same bed. And it’s very strange that I couldn’t fall asleep without him next to me,” Alba explained with her eyes full of disbelief.
Micaela, for her part, smiled mysteriously.
“Alas, sometimes habit is a terrible and stubborn thing.”
After seating Micaela well on the sofa, Alba went to the kitchen and took some drinks and fresh fruits out of the fridge. Then she unconsciously opened the door to the cupboard in the living room, where it was full of her favorite snacks.
She could still find the place where she kept her snacks, and although she had lost the memories of living here, her old habits remained the same. For example, yesterday afternoon, she had annoyingly walked into a room, which turned out to be the master bedroom, and very naturally opened the closet, pulled out her own pajamas, and went into the bathroom to shower as if she were in her own room in the Gilabert family. In the bathroom, there were all her skin care products.
The two friends were lounging comfortably on the couch, casually chatting and snacking. Micaela was very pleased to see that Alba was not at all affected by having forgotten about Ernesto.
“If Alba has a good impression of Ernesto, it’s only a matter of time before she falls in love with him again, so I don’t need to worry so much.”
With that in mind, Micaela was finally completely relieved.
Alba opened her Twitter feed and was struck by the trend that had just appeared.
It turned out that Ernesto had gone to Teladia University and was going to donate a new teaching building, publicly stating that he was going to name the building, “Alba-Ernesto Building.”
Alba was so shocked that she spat out the juice she had just drunk in her mouth and screamed:
-Fuck! Does that guy have to be so cheesy!
Micaela took the phone in her hand and smiled happily when she saw the headline of the news.
-It sounds like a good name, don’t you think so? -said Micaela.
The news about that scandalous video had been removed from all the networks, so the two of them didn’t see the bad-mouthing comments. Now all the social networks were looking very harmonious and many internet users were praising how deep the love between Ernesto and Alba was and how generous Ernesto was in donating a teaching building to his girlfriend’s alma mater.
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On a Superb leisure filming set, Adriana became furious after seeing the most popular trends.
As soon as Alba and Ernesto’s video was posted yesterday, she felt she had finally found an opportunity to slander Micaela and promptly paid a group of netizens to leave negative comments about Alba. Micaela valued Alba so much, and Adriana believed that Micaela would be very upset to see her best friend was the focus of a big scandal.
However, only after one night, all the comments completely disappeared from all social networks and everything Adriana had elaborated was left in vain.
“Bah! I didn’t expect this Ernesto to spend so much money for that Alba, but this being Carlos’ idea, right? Why is Micaela, this lowly bitch, so lucky to be with Carlos! How unfair!”
At this moment, Amy walked in, glanced at Adriana’s phone and said indifferently:
-Adriana, very good, you have made progress.
The attendants around her thought Amy said that Adriana’s performance had improved, and they all stepped forward to fawn over Adriana, congratulating her on her play achieving even greater success than the previous one.
Although Adriana’s love life was not going well, her career was going excellently, and what bothered her the most was that Marcos Franco was still thinking about that damned Micaela and even wanted to break up with her regardless of her pleas!
Amy let the assistants retire and stood in front of Adriana.
-Adriana, you are no match for Micaela because she has Carlos as her backup, but you can certainly take action against the people around her. I think what you did yesterday was not bad. Although it didn’t bring out the results you expected in the end, it can be considered a good attempt.
Adriana gritted her teeth and asked:
-Amy, what do you mean by that?
Without answering, Amy asked instead:
-Do you hate Marcos or not? Do you want to give him a hard time or not? Relate to what I just said, what’s on your mind?
Adriana lowered her head slightly, thought about it for a moment, looked up sharply and said:
-Amy, no. That will be too risky for me. I’ve worked hard enough to get to today’s height, I can’t afford to lose…..
-Don’t be afraid. If I can wash you once, I can do it once more. Now is the best time and you must know how to seize the opportunity.
At the thought of the terrible consequences, Adriana felt shivers, stood up and said:
-No, I refuse!
Amy let out a giggle, reached out her hand to brush her cheek, making Adriana feel the urge to pull back.
Amy gave a charming smile, and said coolly:
-You have the opportunity to refuse? What do you think the master has brought you to this height for? I warn you that we can make you lose everything you have achieved in one day…..
Once again, Amy mentioned this “master” again.
Until today, Adriana didn’t know exactly who that “master” was and she only knew that Amy only listened to that person. And she also knew that Superb leisure was just a smokescreen to fool people and that the success she had achieved today was due to that person behind the scenes.
Looking into Amy’s slightly somber eyes, Adriana was startled, and finally realized that she was on a road of no return….