Carlos nodded his head.
The three of them arrived at the hospital where Ernesto was, coincidentally the same hospital where Katarina’s father was, Ernesto’s ward was one floor below.
The VIP ward is expensive and the people who stay here are all rich, there are not too many people and the whole floor is quite quiet.
Micaela finds Ernesto lying on a hospital bed with a bandage on his head, an oxygen mask on his face and a pale face….
Micaela’s eyes were red. If Alba had not forgotten, how sad it would have been to see Ernesto like this, always full of energy and with a wicked smile on his lips, lying lifeless, with the machine next to him ticking away….
There were several other doctors and nurses in the room, all of them paying extra attention to Ernesto’s recovery, and they were the first to arrive. When they saw Carlos enter, the doctor in charge, wearing glasses, approached respectfully.
-Mr. Aguayo, Mr. Mancebo has a very strong sense of survival and has passed the dangerous phase, he will wake up at any moment, the head CT scan results came back with no major injuries, the bruises will gradually dissolve, and the more serious heart rate problems from yesterday are all normal!
Micaela sighed in relief and looked at Carlos… who was beside her with tears in his eyes.
Great…
Carlos rubbed Micaela’s head and nodded.
-Keep all eyes on him.
The doctor received orders and turned to remove Ernesto’s oxygen mask himself.
Diego was also relieved and smiled.
-Mr. Mancebo must be remembering Miss Alba so full of fight and wants to wake up soon?
-Mr. Mancebo is awake!
The doctor suddenly shouted in surprise.
This, this is too fast!
The three men quickly gathered around, and indeed, Ernesto slowly opened his eyes, only his sanity was still unclear and his eyes were a bit confused….
Diego was surprised to think that, just now, he had mentioned Alba’s name….
Tentatively, he continued speaking.
-Alba…
Ernesto’s eyes immediately cleared for a few moments and he turned his head slightly to one side, as if he was looking for something….
Micaela’s tears fell and she turned and threw herself into Carlos’ arms, Ernesto he really, really wanted Alba, just hearing her name was such a great reaction….
Carlos calls the sultry Micaela and looks at Ernesto and can’t help but get a little emotional, this boy, he can’t fall in love…..
In the end, he was glad to be out of danger and awake. The corners of his mouth turned up in a smile, and he looked at Ernesto with a little more appreciation, knowing he would pull through.
The doctor was delighted.
-Mr. Mancebo’s willpower is really too strong!
Several other doctors and nurses present were also full of emotion and disbelief, such a serious car accident, only transferring from ICU out six hours?
Ernesto’s consciousness is coming back quickly and yesterday’s events are slowly coming back to mind….
He was on his way to Barrio Fanslan, talking on the phone with Mateo, waiting for a red light when suddenly a car hit him….
The doctor removed his oxygen mask and rechecked his heart rate, which was normal in every way, before assuring the professional caregiver that he could prepare some light rice soup for Ernesto, and then they all withdrew, leaving Carlos, Micaela and Diego alone.
In the end, he had barely woken up, the impact was so violent that his internal organs were generally displaced, his left arm was fractured and he had a concussion, also enough that he didn’t have the strength to speak for a while, he saved a while before looking at Carlos and speaking hoarsely.
-You didn’t tell him, did you?
Micaela couldn’t bear to cover her mouth, opening her mouth and thinking only of Alba, such Ernesto, how could Alba forget?
No, I can’t blame Alba, she didn’t want it either….
-I didn’t tell her, the news of your car accident has been blocked, and I have arranged for Javier to go to the company to sit while you recover.
In a whisper, Carlos explained everything that worried Ernesto.
A flash of reassurance crossed Ernesto’s face, and halfway through, he looked at Micaela and said slowly.
-Micaela, don’t tell her, I’ll go back to her when she’s better.
She didn’t want Alba to blame herself, and she was more afraid that she would avoid him with the idea that the car accident was all her fault, that everyone she loved would leave her, and that the fact that she was still close to him would only cause trouble or something….
Micaela’s heart flutters….
-What is it about Alba that she suddenly remembers you on her own?
Micaela asked him if she had thought about him for some time in the past, and more than once.
Without even thinking about it, Ernesto spoke slowly.
-Then say I’ve gone on a business trip, and in any case, he mustn’t know that I’ve been in a car accident.
It would really be nice if she remembered him on her own and called him, the thought of not being able to see her in who knows how long in the future is too much for Ernesto right now….
-I have a feeling that eighty percent won’t, I can be sure that if Alba finds out about our relationship and knows I’ve been in a car accident, she will absolutely back out and go back to thinking it’s all her fault and leave me to get well, which is the last thing, for my part, I want to happen….
Ernesto speaks slowly and with a vague effort due to his poor health…..
Diego looked at Ernesto and could not help getting excited, losing with Ernesto, he was really, wholeheartedly convinced….
The phone in his pocket rang, maybe it was the assistant of the company looking for him. Diego hurriedly turned around and walked out, seeing a figure abruptly retreating from the living room door, Diego unconsciously increased his pace to chase him, only to see a white figure quickly disappearing around the corner….
With the phone still ringing in his hand, he had to pick up the phone first….
In the living room, Ernesto suddenly looked at Carlos with a very cryptic look, but he knew Carlos would understand.
He and Carlos had been brothers for over ten years, so of course he understood, sighing helplessly and nodding his head.
Ernesto felt slightly relieved….
In fact, without Carlos’ consent, with Alba and Micaela’s friendship, she can continue living in Barrio Fanslan, is that, Carlos knows Alba’s secret and going to Barrio Fanslan will end up causing him trouble….
The idea of the girl returning to Carlos was sour, but for the moment he could only be calm because she was installed with Micaela, Mateo was abroad and could not escape, it would not help if he returned, the two brothers were used to not communicating for months and Alba did not like to stay at home …
After spending some time at the hospital, Carlos and Micaela went to Ernesto’s house as they had been told.
After entering the code and pushing the door, Micaela couldn’t help but feel sad to see the scene inside. The roses and balloons were still in the living room and in the dining room, the dinner Ernesto had made the night before was still on the table….
Carlos rubbed her head and reassured her in a low voice.
-Don’t be sad, everything will be fine when Ernesto recovers.
Micaela nodded and went to the master bedroom, she picked up some of Alba’s clothes and once all the necessary things were packed, she took the phone from the bedside table, she guessed the code once and there were several missed calls, it was Miguel….
Micaela remembers the ring again…
In the middle of the day, I listened to Ernesto and erased the photos of the two of them, I erased their phone calls…
How much I wanted to leave a trace in her life, but now I want to erase all traces, just so Alba can wait for her return without any burden…
She did not insist on convincing Ernesto to tell Alba about the situation, she understood all his scruples, and Micaela did not tell him about the ring Miguel had given Alba, leaving her to recover from her wounds.
She will be the guardian in this matter!
Only the sworn doorman was immediately punched in the face!
Carlos took Micaela to bring Alba’s things to Barrio Fanslan, almost at noon, and explained them to Sofia, reminding her not to mention Ernesto in front of Alba, who, though puzzled, asked no further questions and merely assumed that the young people had quarreled….
Carlos then drove Micaela back to Brillantella and in the car Micaela’s phone suddenly rang, looking at the unfamiliar number with a hint of familiarity, Micaela was a bit puzzled and picked up the phone and Alba’s voice appeared.
-Micaela, why don’t you and your boyfriend have lunch together at noon, while Miguel and I go out to eat.