Antonio got a lump in his throat, he didn’t like to lie, but he didn’t dare to say it either.
Katarina looked at him and offered to ask.
-She has something against you, and not just because of the Marcoses, right?
Antonio looked at her with a frown and nodded.
Katarina asked again.
-You still don’t want to talk to me, do you?
Antonio tightened his arms and leaned his head on her shoulder, not daring to look into her increasingly cold eyes, the distancing of her gaze making his heart seize with pain.
-Katarina, I swear I won’t see her again, and neither will you, so if she contacts you, don’t go to her, trust me, okay?
Katarina closed her eyes and felt weak.
Antonio you are so selfish, you don’t say anything and you want me to trust you unconditionally, I have almost nothing left, what do you want me to trust you with…..
Antonio’s cell phone rings and he pulls it out: it’s the company’s assistant.
As Kimberly said, the Nunez family no longer exists and all the Teladia families are now fighting for their lives. The Carballo family is, in fact, the most likely to be the third most powerful family, but there are many rivals and the company has a lot of things to take care of….
He picked it up irritably, answered briefly and hung up, putting the phone back in his pocket and looking at the woman in his arms.
-Katarina, I want you and only you for the rest of my life, and if I have any deviations from you, I’m going to let the car out…..
Katarina smacked her lips over his thin ones.
-Don’t talk nonsense, Antonio, even if you lied to me about something, I’ll have you tortured alive and sentenced to death or something too cheap for you!
He took her hand between his, not letting her pull away, and kissed her fingertips, his voice a little darker.
-Yes, as long as you don’t leave me and torture me however you want.
Katarina’s heart shrank and she looked away. Antonio’s hand around her waist tightened even more and he lowered his head to kiss her on the lips, but Katarina turned her head away and Antonio’s lips landed on her cheek….
A strong sense of loss gripped Antonio’s heart when the cell phone in his pocket rang again.
Sighing inwardly, his thin lips traced his cheek for a moment.
-When I get back, we’ll go out to dinner tonight.
Katarina said nothing and Antonio’s eyes deepened for a few moments as he released her and turned to leave.
He closed the door before pulling out his cell phone. She had wanted to say hello in the next room, but when she saw that the call was from Marcos, she withdrew her hand from pushing the door, knowing that Mr. Aguayo and Micaela had already left, and just took the call as she strided toward the elevator.
Katarina pushed the door open, actually the distance was a bit great and Katarina’s hearing was not the best, but since she cared about him and the floor was silent, she still heard Antonio’s voice fading away.
-Marcos, think about it and marry her at home…..
At the last words, he turned a corner and was not heard.
Katarina’s fists clenched, Adriana’s insistence on marrying into the Franco family was definitely true, what did he have against Adriana?
He started running after her because of who she was, didn’t he?
Repressing his mixed emotions, he forced himself to stop thinking about it for a while and made his way to his father’s living room, where he talked to his parents for a while before saying.
-Dad, Mom, I’m going back to Franco’s family first and I’ll be back by noon.
She is going to meet her mother-in-law, in her, there must be a breakthrough?
-Hold on, Katarina, there’s something dad wants to talk to you about.
Kimberly called out to Katarina, who had to sit back down on the hospital bed and look at her father, who was already thin as a bone.
-You said it.
Kimberly took the water his wife held out to him and took a sip before saying.
-The Franco family form is clear, Antonio’s brother will take over the Franco Group, from now on, the Carballo Group is yours and Antonio’s, I want to change the name of the Carballo Group, you give it a good name, Antonio’s surname is Franco in the end, don’t fall into disrepute later.
Katarina asked with a twist in her mind.
-Dad, why are you so fond of him, thinking of him in every way?
Marisa was a little surprised by her daughter’s reaction, knowing her, she would be the first to say yes to something that was good for Antonio, and asked rhetorically.
-Katarina, didn’t you fall in love with him before Mom and Dad fell in love with him?
Kimberly also said.
-Katarina, do what you can while dad is still here, I brought it up to Antonio and he refused, he said the Carballo Group would always have the Carballo last name and when I was gone he would be even less likely to change it, it would be bad for his reputation in the future.
-Dad, don’t talk nonsense! You’ll be fine.
Katarina spoke anxiously.
Kimberly nodded, a gentle smile on her face, life and death had long since passed her by, and without a word, she said obediently.
-Okay, I’ll get better. Mom and Dad just want you two, as a couple, to live a good life in harmony and start a family soon.
Katarina’s mood became a few degrees more annoyed and she nodded her head to reassure him.
-Daddy, we’ll do it, I’ll take care of the name change.
Kimberly calmed down and explained.
-Katarina, Antonio loves you very much, you have to trust him, at all times, and make it your priority to trust him and not listen to what people say.
Katarina’s heart skipped a beat, why would her father say that?
-Well, I’m a little tired, help me lie down for a while.
Mother and daughter hurried to help him lie down and rest while Katarina watched her father for a while, picked up her bag and walked out the door.
Antonio refused to change the name of the Carballo Group….
Katarina’s emotions were extraordinarily mixed, the seeds of suspicion, once germinated, were becoming more and more uncontrollable, almost certain of Antonio’s motives for approaching her….
Without allowing herself to think about it, she drove straight back to the Franco family villa.
The maids were a little surprised to see Katarina back, for it had been almost a month since they had seen the Lady.
Fabiana was also surprised to see Katarina back, why did she have time to come back? Wasn’t she in the hospital with her dying father?
Antonio had told her not to mess with her, and she came back here on her own?
Katarina observes her mother-in-law, elegantly dressed, well-groomed and looking younger than her own mother?
-Katarina, what are you doing today when you have time?
asks Fabiana Quesada nonchalantly, and on the stairs, Marcos comes rushing down from upstairs, with a folder in his hand, apparently having forgotten the information and going back to look for it on purpose, and a little surprised to see Katarina.
Sister-in-law?
Katarina smiles and greets them.
-Mom, Marcos.
Fabiana frowned slightly at the address and asked politely.
-Have you had breakfast yet? Shall I ask the kitchen to prepare something for you?
Katarina had breakfast at Barrio Fanslan in the morning and had just eaten some fruit while talking to her father.
-Okay, let Eva make me a sago pudding.
I remember that Eva’s desserts are delicious?
Fabiana was a little surprised, but she turned around and went to the kitchen to give the servants an account.
Katarina looks at Marcos.
-Marcos, do you have a minute? Let’s talk.