At that moment Ernesto, who was driving and talking on the phone at the same time, repeated in surprise what Mateo had said.
-What, yesterday, was it, was it the anniversary of my aunt and uncle’s death?
Yesterday he gave her a birthday like that, how complicated Alba’s feelings must be, Ernesto couldn’t help but feel a little self-conscious?
Mateo sighed.
-The fault is mine, Alba didn’t want to mention it and I avoided it unconsciously, talking to you about it, but I didn’t tell you about this date.
Halfway through, he added.
-Your heart, how can she refuse, she hasn’t had a birthday either since mom and dad left, she must have been very happy yesterday… don’t worry, across the board you have been forgotten by her several times, I, as a brother, am more than sure that even if you are forgotten again, you will make Alba fall in love with you again…..
Ernesto sniffed slightly lifting the corners of his mouth, he dared to give Alba that kind of carefree romantic happiness, he is sure that his love for her has been engraved in his bones, even if she forgets him again, he will still make love to her, birthday such a day, he does not want to condescend to this girl ….
He stopped the car and unconsciously looked out the window, his pupils contracted rapidly and he unconsciously tried to step on the accelerator to avoid it, but it was too late, the car ran amok, the speed was definitely over two hundred, Ernesto had not had time to react, he was rammed hard and made a loud noise, his car rolled a couple of times on the road and hit the barrier before stopping….
Ernesto felt a whirlwind in the car, the force of the impact was so great that blood gushed from his forehead, and after a brief lapse of unconsciousness, he prepared to wake up, wrapped in an airbag, trapped head down in the seat belt, looking around with difficulty, the phone was on the roof under his head and Mateo’s voice came in anxiously.
-Ernesto! Ernesto, how are you? Ernesto!
My internal organs hurt and my left hand is probably broken….
In his mind for a moment was the girl, the girl who had agreed to marry him only yesterday and who had forgotten him today, for whom he had made dinner and had not even had time to eat it….
With all his strength, Ernesto reached out his right hand, picked up the phone, put it to his mouth and tried to clarify the words.
-Brother, don’t tell him. ….
Mateo, who was on a business trip, was about to hang up the phone and call the police when he heard his voice and anxiously asked:
-Ernesto, Ernesto how are you? What did you say?
He wished he was thinking too much and that the accident did not happen to Ernesto, but Ernesto’s lifeless voice was proof that something had really happened to him….
Mateo, who was always calm, was really confused at that moment. The noise must have been a very serious car accident, he was the man Alba loved most….
Ernesto’s conscience was weakening, but he repeated the story.
-Don’t tell her… she’ll blame herself… don’t tell her….
…
Barrio Fanslan, the two girls sat back on the sofa, looking at the delicate ring….
Carlos frowned a little, why hadn’t Ernesto come yet, he wanted to call back, but the phone in his pocket rang first, he pulled it out and saw it was Mateo….
Pick up.
-Mr. Aguayo, Alba is at home, isn’t she?
Mateo’s voice was full of anxiety.
-Hmm.
-Please avoid her for now…..
Carlos frowned, avoiding her?
He turned and entered the study, closing the door behind him.
Neither Micaela nor Alba noticed Carlos’s movement, and Alba was holding a pink card with the flying letter in her hands
-Alba, happy birthday, this ring, designed for you, I hope you like it. Miguel.
Alba couldn’t stop gawking at the ring on the coffee table, in the box, and on her own hand, a little confused….
Miguel, did you get the ring made?
No, that’s not the point, did he give her this ring?
She mumbled unconsciously.
-I, I, I had the idea of trying it with Miguel, but the rhythm, it’s not that fast…..
Micaela was startled and reacted with a jolt. Last time, Alba and Miguel did talk about it, only then Ernesto came along and killed Alba’s idea….
Micaela was about to tell Alba once again about Ernesto’s presence, the fact that just yesterday she and Ernesto had spent her birthday together romantically and had accepted his proposal, when the door to the studio suddenly opened and Carlos came striding out, his eyes fell on Alba with an extraordinarily complex gaze….
Alba had a heart attack, an inexplicable one, and looked at Carlos….
Carlos, however, looked away to look at Micaela.
-Micaela, I’m going out for a moment.
He said, picking up his coat and heading for the door.
Micaela followed, she rarely went out in the evenings as long as she was at home, was there an emergency?
Carlos opened the door and turned to pat Micaela, who had followed him, on the head.
-Don’t wait for me, go to bed first, I’ll be back when I’m done.
Micaela’s heart lifted and a wave of unease rose.
-What’s going on?
Carlos glanced inside at Alba, thinking about Mateo’s explanation and Ernesto’s hundred-thousand-dollar wait, and had to make a long story.
-Ernesto has been in a car accident, it’s serious, don’t mention Ernesto in front of her yet.
What…
Micaela looked at Carlos and felt her brain go violently blank, shocked beyond belief….
Carlos’ voice was extremely low, and seeing Alba peek out of the corner of his eye, he merely put his arm around Micaela and leaned against the wall, his forehead pressed against hers intimately and glued.
Alba immediately looked away…..
-Micaela, you know, that incident in Catyblaca Nation, let her think again and again that she was the one who caught Ernesto, don’t tell her that it was also on Ernesto’s account, I have to go see for myself what happened to Ernesto, don’t reveal it yet, it doesn’t matter.
Micaela’s eyes turned red instantly and she covered her mouth with eyes full of disbelief….
Carlos reached out and took her in his arms, hugging her tightly, for a moment, before releasing her.
-Micaela be good and obey.
With a deep look, he turned and strutted out, walking away as he pulled out his cell phone to make a call.
Micaela leaned against the wall, her whole body still confused, Ernesto had been in a car accident, serious, and Alba had forgotten about him at the time….
Halfway through, Micaela closed the door and returned to the couch. Alba looked up at Micaela and was surprised to see her red eyes.
-Micaela, what’s wrong? It’s only been a while and your Carlos is bullying you to tears?
Micaela just covered her face and tried to feign shyness, not knowing if he would pick up on the clues, and put on her makeup.
-Well, she bit my tongue, it hurts so much…..
Alba’s heart ached, this was a love affair between them, wasn’t it?
Averting her gaze, not wanting Micaela to notice her lack of naturalness, she teased in her lightest voice.
-Caramba, it seems that your family Mr. Aguayo is not very skilled!
In the end neither of them, each with their own thoughts, noticed the other’s unnaturalness…..
Micaela hastened to change the subject.
-That, the ring, what are you going to do with it?
Alba looked at the ring on the small table, but raised her left hand and showed the ring on her hand to Micaela, asking her.
-Micaela, when have I ever worn one of these rings and have no memory of it?
Micaela’s heart skipped a beat, and Micaela, who is not a good liar, did not blink this time.
-You bought it, you said to wish you a happy 22nd birthday, diamonds are a woman’s best friend, you have to get a good friend to pass the time.
Alba raised her eyebrows and looked at Micaela, the tone did sound like herself but she was a mess, what a happy birthday, her birthday wasn’t happy at all, it was the anniversary of her mom and dad’s death, but what a pain, she didn’t even tell Micaela?
Micaela doesn’t lie, she says so, so that’s probably it.
I’ve been trying to get out of this trauma for a long, long time, and I did notice the diamond ring a long time ago, but I’m surprised she bought it and doesn’t remember it…..
Micaela, fearing I would pursue the question, immediately asked again.
-What did you do with the ring Miguel gave you?
Alba frowned at the ring.
-It’s too expensive and should definitely be returned to him, to come and give this to me is obviously unacceptable? By the way, where is my phone?
Micaela froze and said unconsciously.
-How should I know?
Alba was a little puzzled.
-Did it get lost?
Micaela is very afraid to say more wrong, do not know how to round out the lie, think of the rice is not finished, Alba also has not eaten, hastily pull her to eat, the dishes are cold, end of the kitchen to the microwave oven heating….
Micaela racked her brains to get in front of Alba and finally calmed her to sleep past nine o’clock.
She tossed and turned in bed and couldn’t sleep. She wanted to call Carlos several times but worried that he would be unavailable and disturb her. She wondered how Ernesto was doing and how the accident could have happened….
Suddenly she was a little glad that Alba did not remember Ernesto, otherwise how sad and self-conscious she would have been….
At 2 a. m., Micaela was falling asleep when she finally heard what seemed to be a movement downstairs and sat up with a jolt…