Marisa smiled, her eyes full of compassion.
-My daughter and son-in-law are so filial, mom is very happy, originally your father and I have decided not to tell you and Antonio about this matter, the dispute of the previous generation, there is no need to involve you, but, after thinking about it, I still feel I have to tell you the truth personally, from my mouth, I can guarantee that the truth is restored, if you ever hear it from someone else’s mouth…. I fear that you misunderstand Antonio and suspect his motives for approaching us, but seeing that he loves you so much, mom is one hundred percent relieved, and now, I am counting on you getting pregnant soon….
In the end, Marisa is also afraid that if she leaves early, one day her daughter and Fabiana will have an argument and shake this old story and Katarina won’t be able to find someone who knows the truth to tell her what happened….
Katarina looked away, not thinking about it, and took her mother’s hand and walked towards the restaurant.
-Well, now I know all that and I will be objective about it, don’t worry, the children will come naturally when they have to come, let’s go to breakfast.
The table was prepared by the maids, milk, dried fruits, fruits, a varied and balanced diet….
Marisa was a little surprised that breakfast used to be as simple as her taste, like today….
Renata, standing next to her, smiled as she handed Marisa the medication with water for before dinner.
-It was Monsieur Antonio who ordered yesterday that we could not follow his tastes, and that from now on the three meals should be copious and nutritious, and that both you and mademoiselle needed more food.
Marisa smiled and sighed.
-So much for a real son…..
Katarina’s heart sank as she turned to the shelf and picked up her mother’s box of medicines, the text printed on the outer layer was torn off, she checked several bottles and boxes one by one, all had been torn off and some had been replaced by bottles without labels….
Katarina looks at Renata.
-Renata, is there any more medication that hasn’t been removed? Show me.
-No more, just these boxes, the new medicine that Mr. Antonio has not yet retrieved.
Katarina’s mouth curves into an untempered smile and her mood mixes up a little more….
Antonio has a delicate mind, that is in case she finds the name of the medicine and goes looking for a way to buy it herself….
In fact, she realized her weakness in having to compromise; her mother was the only family she had, and she wouldn’t joke about her mother….
After two quiet days, Micaela and all the shortlisted models prepared for tomorrow’s final, accompanied by Alba, naturally.
Katarina also stayed at Brillantella for the last two days, she used to spend every day at the hospital with her father, but now she doesn’t have to go anymore.
In the last two days, when Antonio was away, she went to the company and when the company executives saw her, they praised Antonio one after another in front of her, praising him for his ability, drive and but when, praising her for having a good eye and being so good at choosing a husband. In the past, she was happy to hear these comments, today, she didn’t want to hear them.
Only more comfortable staying close to Micaela and Alba, she came to Brillantella.
When Micaela is in class, she reads popular magazines and chats with Alba.
They are extraordinarily attentive to the mood of Katarina, pregnant, Antonio, etc., and don’t mention it unless she brings it up herself, but just because they don’t doesn’t mean that Eric, who doesn’t know any better, doesn’t.
Eric looked at Katarina, who was sitting with Alba, arms around her chest, and spoke suddenly.
-Miss Katarina, I see you have put on weight lately, and your bust seems to be…..
Both Katarina and Alba unconsciously lifted the magazines in their hands to cover their chests, and halfway through, Alba gave him an indifferent, threatening look.
-Hey Eric, even though we normally think of you as a girl, you’re a boy, so watch out! Don’t look away or I’ll beat you up! And no, we’re not fat Katarina!
Eric didn’t mind at all being treated like sisters or anything like that, he chuckled and looked at Alba uncomprehendingly, orchid finger cocked to the side.
-Alba don’t look at people with colored eyes, I am who I am, my eyes are golden eyes, I can see the changes in you even with a casual glance, Miss Katarina is probably pregnant, right?
Katarina smiled faintly and said.
-It’s not a thing, it’s really just fat.
Eric raised an eyebrow, nodded and said nothing. Pregnancy is something some people are more wary of, for fear of the baby’s weeks being unstable, and at first they won’t even admit to saying it voluntarily, so they change the subject, which turns out to be the very one Micaela and Alba are trying to avoid.
-Ah, I see you’ve been coming by car lately, didn’t Mr. Antonio used to bring you here before?
Micaela finished her lesson and came over just in time to hear Eric’s question, and raised her ears a little inquisitively to listen.
-He went on a business trip to Mangzarent Nation.
Katarina explained, with a slightly unnatural expression at the mention.
I left early that morning and didn’t return. When I got on the plane, I sent her a message to tell her.
Alba stood up, grabbed Katarina with one hand, walked over to Micaela, took her hand and giggled back.
-Eirc is looking more and more like a woman, it’s not like he’s got his eye on Katarina’s husband, is he?
Eric jumped to his feet.
-Hey Alba, you don’t say that, I’m a proper straight man!
Alba laughed and said she didn’t believe it as she dragged the two of them into the living room.
-To say Eirc is straight, I don’t even know what kind of girl he should go with! He’s already more girl than girl, and when he wears a cheongsam, that demeanor, a woman would have to feel inferior standing next to him!
Micaela smiled and echoed Alba, watching Katarina’s reaction closely….
The three of them sat down on the couch, knowing that everyone was taking care of their emotions, and Katarina said seriously.
-Micaela, Alba, don’t worry, I’m fine and I’m not that fragile?
Alba asked carefully.
-What are your plans?
Katarina looked at Alba and told her that Antonio had threatened her not to have the idea of leaving him about his mother?
-Do you think his love, when he knew from the beginning that we were related by blood, and yet he developed this with me, and now even threatens me not to leave, is monstrous, or, some strange paranoid possessiveness?
Katarina didn’t want to doubt it like that, some time ago Antonio had told her with incredible firmness that she shouldn’t question his love for her, and she believed it then, but now she couldn’t accept the relationship and couldn’t help but question it?
Alba raised her hand and rubbed her forehead with a conflicted look.
-Katarina, there really is a strange magic between you and Antonio, if I were in the position of another person like that, I would have thought the same as you, but between you and him, all I can think of is pure love, he loves you too much…..
Micaela also nodded approvingly.
-Katarina, he treats you and we, as spectators, see it clearly, he loves you very much, however, we cannot decide anything for you…. In short, we will respect all your decisions.
Katarina nodded gratefully and was about to speak when her phone emitted a message tone and she pulled it out.
Micaela got up to change and Alba picked up her ipad to swipe twitter….
The message was sent by Antonio.
-Katarina, the plane is late, I don’t know exactly what time I’ll be home, so if I’m late getting back, I’ll stay in the office and you’ll go to bed early.
Katarina’s finger twitched, still unresponsive, and she pulled back.
-Eh, yes, I’m going to the wedding tomorrow, Adriana as much as I hate her, Marcos sent an invitation to Ernesto inviting us both to the wedding…..
Micaela came out by chance and Carlos also told her in the morning that he had received an invitation from Marcos.
He was pleased with the invitation:
-To Mr. Carlos, with Miss Micaela, to the wedding banquet?
Alba remembered what Ernesto had told her that night, that Fabiana had not told Adriana about Katarina and Antonio’s relationship, and murmured with a sigh.
-Adriana found out the truth somewhere and forced Marcos to marry her, now that I think about it, the scumbag is pretty pathetic after he stopped being a scumbag…..
Katarina froze for a moment, looked at Alba and then at Micaela, and then remembered that Adriana did have something on her hands that had repeatedly blackmailed Antonio into letting Marcos commit to marrying her, and it was this very thing!
I had been so distracted all this time that I didn’t even think about it….
Her heart beat a little faster and a surge of mixed emotions hit her….
Her relationship with Antonio, unseen, thus dragged Marcos into having to marry a woman he didn’t love….
Observing the complex emotions in Katarina’s eyes, Micaela guessed what she had been thinking and hurried to sit beside her.
-Katarina, don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault….
Alba also reacts, it seems she said something she shouldn’t have….
-Katarina, I’m sorry….
Katarina shakes her head.
-You don’t have to say it, it would have occurred to me sooner or later, it’s just that my brain has been fuzzy lately…
After a pause, Katarina looks at Micaela and Alba and asks with a soft voice
-Micaela, Alba, does it really make sense to be wrong, to keep being wrong?