Katarina stopped struggling and looked at him, and Antonio stroked her cheek, softening his tone even more.
-Katarina, my mother wants me to divorce you, to follow my father’s example back then and also roll up his fortune and abandon you again, but I can’t do that because I love you and have admitted to loving you from the moment I officially appeared in front of you…..
Katarina suddenly remembered how long she had been dating him and how he didn’t even touch her after the wedding, and started to push him away again.
-No, you are lying, Antonio you are lying, you came to me to avenge your mother, you don’t love me at all…. Well!
Antonio kissed her hard.
Katarina’s eyes widened and she struggled hard, but she couldn’t let go and was led back to the sofa….
The kiss was apologetic, compassionate and so tender that Katarina was brought to tears….
After a long while, Antonio released her with a choked cry and kissed the tears from her cheeks, his voice muffled and his eyes full of seriousness and determination.
-Katarina, say what you want, but don’t question my love for you, never!
My Katarina, you will never know how deep my love for you is…..
Katarina looked at his gaze and her heart shuddered hard, not to speak of her, anyone who had seen his gaze would have believed him without hesitation…..
Antonio sighed quietly and clasped her in his arms.
-Katarina, I would never hurt you, tomorrow I’m going to have a confrontation with my mother, no helping my mother, I just want to be with you, ok?
Katarina did not speak, with her head down, leaning on her arms.
Antonio’s hand brushed the back of her neck.
-Katarina, daddy loved you very much, he didn’t use you as an instrument to make up for what my mother owed him, he saw everything to the end, he would give me the Carballo Group because he saw that I didn’t love you less than he did, he said you had given too much for the Carballo Group, that you were too tired, to take the burden off your shoulders, he gave you to me on one condition, that I love you well and never fail you in this life…..
Katarina was still not saying anything, but Antonio could feel that the words were reaching her heart and she moaned again….
Antonio lifted her chin and looked at her with eyes full of affection.
-Katarina, let’s give daddy a nice last ride, let him not worry and let him go without regrets, okay?
Katarina saw a flash of pain in his eyes, his feelings for her father, they were real and she was even more moved….
She had been raised by her parents since she was a child, and there was no doubt of her father’s love for her. She had only had a moment of anger at her father’s use of her as an instrument of redemption, but in the end, she loved him too….
Wait…
Katarina rested her hand on his chest, sniffled, raised her eyes to his and said with a straight face.
-I will investigate my father’s affairs myself, I won’t just believe your side of the story!
A flash of concern crossed Antonio’s eyes, too fast, too fast for Katarina to catch, and half an instant later, a nod.
-Yes.
Seeing how open he was being, Katarina felt a little more comfortable, but she was still a little wary and unsure, perhaps because she knew too many things at once to digest.
-What’s going on with you and Adriana, what does she have against you, what made you repeatedly commit to seeing her? I can’t believe you’re only doing this for Marcos.
Antonio’s eyes flashed for a moment, hoping the following would distract her.
-I want to talk to you about this too Katarina, don’t see her again until I settle this matter with my mother, and don’t see Adriana either, they are in cahoots and I’m not sure what they will say or do to make trouble.
Katarina looks at him in surprise…..
-Last night, I would go to Adriana’s house, it was my mother who asked me to go there to pick her up, while Adriana sent you a message, after knocking me unconscious, to see that scene, which would be posted on the internet, also by my mother, not even Adriana knew about it, thanks to Mr. Aguayo’s wide contacts, who quickly removed the news that had just been posted on It was removed….
Katarina’s hand unconsciously pressed the dress to her chest, looking at Antonio, Fabiana is determined to force her to divorce Antonio ah, and then, they want to take advantage of this in the news, so the last way dad are restless….
For a moment, Katarina’s feelings were aggravated by the fact that Antonio had also been used by her mother, as an instrument of revenge….
-Antonio, if you hadn’t come and messed with me in the first place, maybe there wouldn’t have been….
When he finally heard her pronounce his name in her usual tone, Antonio’s heart shrank and he took her in his arms again, with a firm mouth.
-No Katarina, I can’t help it, I have watched you secretly for so many years, I can’t see you marry someone else! Besides, my mother won’t swallow it, if she doesn’t get it out of me, she’ll think of something else….. You give me time, I’ll take care of it.
Without saying anything else, Katarina looked at the leftovers on the table and the two of them glued themselves to one of the sofas, grateful that it was a private room reserved by Antonio and nobody else could see them in action….
The girl’s soft and perfumed body was too much for Antonio, who squeezed her arms and whispered in her ear.
-Come back, will you?
Katarina nods, Antonio stands up and stretches his hand to lift her, but Katarina brings the mousse that she didn’t finish eating and it seems she is going to finish it….
Antonio loses part of his smile, his eyes full of affection, and lets her eat, watching her finish the last bite while handing her a peeled orange clove.
-Relieve the boredom.
Katarina didn’t refuse and put the orange in her mouth with her hand, and Antonio’s eyes darkened a few shades….
Back in the car, Antonio asks casually.
-Back where?
It’s back to the Carballo family villa, or to the hospital, or to a room, he’s happy to do it too….
-Send me to Barrio Fanslan.
Antonio paused in his movement to start the car and looked at her.
Barrio Fanslan?
He had heard Katarina mention that Micaela lived in that neighborhood.
Mr. Aguayo had the audacity to turn what was once an unknown neighborhood into the safest neighborhood in Teladia and no one realized that the famous Mr. Aguayo and Micaela lived in the neighborhood, and according to Katarina, only three families lived in the entire building they lived in so as not to affect Micaela’s life….
Looking at Katarina, who was sitting in the passenger seat, Antonio didn’t want to send her there and reached out to tuck her in.
He can stick to her wherever she wants to go, but he cannot brazenly stay there even when she is in Mr. Aguayo….
-Katarina…